Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 155 · 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: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) Jaipur (d) Kaveri
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) boy (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) school (c) Ganga (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Eid (c) Ganga (d) boy
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Sunday (c) Nepal (d) March
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) ball (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kaveri (c) Diwali (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) boy (d) Godavari
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) Ganga
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Eid (d) book
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Meera (d) mango
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) book (c) October (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) Kenya
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Lucknow (c) Narmada (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kabir (c) teacher (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) school
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) garden
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) boy (d) Holi
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) pencil (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) Ganga (d) Diwali
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aarav (c) teacher (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) boy (c) month (d) kite
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) city (d) Friday

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