Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 107 · 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: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) March (c) river (d) Godavari
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Eid (c) March (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Kunal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kenya (c) city (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) mango (c) elephant (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) boy (d) Diya
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) mango (c) river (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) pencil (d) Kavya
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) girl
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Kenya (c) ball (d) March
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Japan (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) June (d) school
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) kite (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kabir (c) kite (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) March (c) book (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) girl
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) Diwali (d) Delhi
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Delhi (c) Monday (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Delhi (c) train (d) June
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) boy (d) Holi
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) pencil (c) June (d) Jaipur
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Onam (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) kite (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Ananya (d) mango
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river

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