Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 974 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Special name, capital letter): A common noun is a general word for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, river, mango, festival. A proper noun is the special name of one person, place, river, day, month or festival: Riya, Ganga, Monday, Diwali. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not (unless they begin a sentence).

1. 1.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) January (d) Yamuna
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Chennai (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Riya (c) festival (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) Eid
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kolkata (c) India (d) Godavari
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Vivaan (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) garden (c) Kenya (d) Yamuna
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ira (c) girl (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) Diwali (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) January (c) ball (d) pencil
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) March (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) Chennai (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) boy (d) Monday
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) pencil (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) pencil (c) garden (d) ball
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) school (d) October
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Arjun (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Jaipur (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) kite (d) Meera
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) mango (d) Nepal
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) elephant (d) June
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Pune (d) teacher
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) city (d) Godavari
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) Delhi
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) Japan

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