Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 983 · 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.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) ball (c) city (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Holi (c) ball (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) girl (d) June
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) India (c) book (d) pencil
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aisha (c) boy (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Priya (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Dev (c) kite (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) Pune (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) January (c) kite (d) March
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Delhi (c) book (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) India
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) January (d) book
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) mango
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) India (c) Narmada (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) March (c) Sunday (d) boy
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) Nepal
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) festival (c) city (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Lucknow (c) Eid (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pongal (c) October (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Japan (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) book (d) Godavari

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