Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 143 · 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.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Holi (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Japan (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Monday (c) Godavari (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) river (d) Aarav
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) Jaipur (d) Diwali
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) Kaveri
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) garden (c) March (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) city (c) Eid (d) March
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) Eid
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Holi (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) mango (d) Delhi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Yash (d) mango
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Chennai (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) girl (d) India
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Eid
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Pongal (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) festival (d) Kabir
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) train (d) Kolkata
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Ganga (d) mango
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) March (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Arjun (c) book (d) garden

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