Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 120 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) Mumbai (d) October
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) month (c) Ganga (d) Kenya
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) month (d) Arjun
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) Jaipur (d) Japan
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) January (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) festival (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) January
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) June (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) river (d) Aditya
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Nisha (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) festival (d) Japan
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) river (c) teacher (d) kite
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) month (d) Narmada
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kabir (c) train (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) city (d) Zoya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) festival (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) India (d) Holi
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Holi (d) kite
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pongal (c) river (d) March
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) month (c) elephant (d) ball
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Delhi (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Saanvi (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) October (d) school
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) teacher
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city

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