Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 158 · 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) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) Nepal (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) mango (d) Zoya
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Ira (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) Pongal
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Friday (c) Delhi (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) March (c) October (d) Delhi
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) school (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Holi (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) city (d) Lucknow
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) river (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) school (d) Nepal
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) teacher (c) mango (d) boy
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Narmada (c) Pune (d) January
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Monday (c) Kaveri (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) train (d) Kenya
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) train (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) book (c) elephant (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) river (d) Jaipur

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