Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 990 · 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: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) river (c) festival (d) book
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) Japan (d) October
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) October (c) Ganga (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) mango (d) Aarav
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Mumbai (c) ball (d) Delhi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) river (c) boy (d) elephant
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) river (c) Monday (d) Friday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Delhi (c) Chennai (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) March (c) Ganga (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) month (c) ball (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Kavya (d) elephant
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Pune (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Godavari (c) book (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) boy (d) Dev
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) October
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Kabir
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) Nepal
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) train (c) boy (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) mango (c) elephant (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Karan (c) school (d) girl

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