Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 114 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) city (d) Friday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) garden (c) school (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) garden (c) month (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) Onam
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) school (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Narmada (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Yash (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nisha (c) city (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) India (c) school (d) mango
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) elephant (c) garden (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) June (c) Delhi (d) Jaipur
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) school (c) book (d) mango
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) garden (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) Friday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) book (d) Godavari
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Chennai
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) book (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) boy (d) Eid
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Eid (c) Ganga (d) Nepal
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) city (d) Monday
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day

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