Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 126 · 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: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Ishaan (d) boy
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Jaipur (c) river (d) ball
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) month (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Lucknow (c) Chennai (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Chennai (c) month (d) October
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) school (d) Yamuna
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Diwali (c) October (d) Monday
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) boy (d) Eid
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) festival (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Ananya (c) elephant (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Delhi (c) Jaipur (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) teacher
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) river (c) pencil (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) Sunday
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Jaipur (c) Kaveri (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) river (d) Diwali
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) Diwali (d) Monday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) boy (d) January
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) October (c) pencil (d) January
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) kite (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) January (c) Sunday (d) teacher
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) Friday (d) Holi

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