Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 144 · 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 common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Mumbai (c) Yamuna (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) month (d) Delhi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) book (d) Nepal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Japan (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Vivaan (c) book (d) train
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Chennai (c) Ganga (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kaveri (c) Holi (d) Friday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Pune
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Sneha (c) month (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Dev (d) mango
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kaveri (c) ball (d) girl
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) girl (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) month (c) Ganga (d) Onam
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) river (d) Kenya
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Pooja (d) pencil
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) ball (d) garden
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Lucknow
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) boy (c) Delhi (d) Kenya
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pongal (c) Kaveri (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kaveri (c) Eid (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) month (c) boy (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Friday (c) Pune (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) boy (c) mango (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day

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