Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 148 · 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: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) Narmada (d) October
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) Kenya (d) June
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Monday (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) Yamuna (d) Japan
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) river (d) Delhi
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Neel (c) elephant (d) ball
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) elephant (c) girl (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) train (c) Chennai (d) Nepal
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Holi (c) book (d) Sunday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) girl (d) Omkar
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) river (c) festival (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) garden (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) festival (d) Nepal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) book (d) Friday
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) city (d) garden
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) mango (d) Pongal
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) school (c) teacher (d) mango
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) girl (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Nisha (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) Eid (d) Lucknow
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) month (d) Lucknow

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