Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 145 · 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) India (b) boy (c) June (d) March
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) India (c) Monday (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) book
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) boy (c) festival (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Myra (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) city (d) Godavari
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) Monday (d) Delhi
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) garden (c) Friday (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Friday (c) ball (d) January
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) June (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) book (c) Ganga (d) Diwali
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) river (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Friday
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Narmada (c) train (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) school (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Rohan
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Ganga (d) book
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Saanvi (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) girl (c) kite (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) festival (d) October
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) India (d) Pongal
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) kite (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country

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