Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 998 · 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: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Kabir (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Yash (d) school
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Ganga (c) river (d) Diwali
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) festival (d) Sneha
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) June
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Aditya (c) city (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) river (d) mango
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) Japan (d) teacher
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Manav (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Narmada (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) river (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Jaipur (d) train
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) school (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) month (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Jaipur (c) Kolkata (d) Monday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) March (c) train (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Rohan (c) garden (d) train
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Ganga (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) ball (d) Aarav
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Karan (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) teacher (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Arjun (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Vivaan (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) book (c) Monday (d) Narmada
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Godavari (c) Lucknow (d) ball
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) Kolkata (d) mango

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