Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 154 · 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: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Narmada (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Japan (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kenya (c) Friday (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Eid (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) India (c) girl (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) month (d) Delhi
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Narmada (c) elephant (d) Nepal
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) Pongal (d) Kaveri
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) river (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) train (d) Ishaan
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) month (d) book
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Chennai (c) Sunday (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Zoya (d) mango
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pune (c) Nepal (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) city (c) pencil (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) Japan (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) October (c) book (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Dev (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Kavya (d) boy
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) book (d) Ira
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) Ganga
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) teacher
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival

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