Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 122 · 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: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) river (c) kite (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) garden (d) Japan
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Japan (c) Ganga (d) girl
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) mango (d) Ganga
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) festival (d) train
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) June
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) ball (c) train (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) January (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pongal (c) Pune (d) January
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) Pongal
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) garden (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) festival (c) school (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) pencil (c) ball (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Diya (c) girl (d) ball
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Aisha (c) month (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) book (d) Diwali
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) Onam (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Chennai (c) Godavari (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) elephant (c) kite (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) train (c) garden (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Diwali (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Yamuna
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Jaipur (c) Mumbai (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Pune (d) elephant

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