Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 110 · 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) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) girl
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) school (d) Zoya
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Narmada
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Monday (c) Diwali (d) pencil
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) June (c) mango (d) Nepal
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) October
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Lucknow (c) Kolkata (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) river (c) city (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) March (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) river (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) festival (c) mango (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) Lucknow (d) Pune
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) book (c) ball (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) Japan (d) Holi
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Onam
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) Ganga
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Sunday (c) month (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) Onam (d) ball
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) January (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) book (d) Neel
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Rahul (d) boy
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) festival (c) kite (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Pune (d) girl

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