Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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