Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 163 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) book (d) January
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Chennai (d) ball
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) river (d) Arjun
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Onam (c) train (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) garden (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) India
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Holi (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Mumbai (c) Japan (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) March (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) school (c) Ganga (d) Delhi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Ishaan (d) school
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) festival (c) river (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) Sunday (d) Pune
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Narmada (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Meera (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Friday (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) city (d) Aarav
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) June (c) kite (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) ball (c) kite (d) boy
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) January
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) school (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) train (c) festival (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) girl (d) Delhi
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) city (d) kite
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city

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