Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 165 · 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) January (b) Monday (c) Diwali (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Sunday (c) Mumbai (d) Ganga
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) pencil (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) Kenya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) school (d) mango
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) October (d) June
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Rahul (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) train (c) Delhi (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Mumbai (c) June (d) Pongal
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) festival (d) Chennai
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Meera (c) book (d) school
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) India (c) March (d) Ganga
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Kenya (d) book
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Friday (d) garden
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Pune (c) Onam (d) Nepal
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Vivaan (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) school (d) Onam
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) January (d) Diwali
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) Nepal (d) Friday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Myra (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) girl (d) Pune
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Yamuna (c) June (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Japan (d) city

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