Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 169 · 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: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Friday (c) train (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) teacher (d) Onam
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) Yamuna (d) garden
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Nepal (c) March (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) girl (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kolkata (c) Narmada (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Aarav (c) river (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) month (d) Delhi
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Narmada (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) ball
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) mango (c) school (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Holi (c) teacher (d) Delhi
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) January (d) ball
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) train (d) school
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) January (c) June (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) Monday (d) train
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) Tara
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) Yash (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) kite (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) ball (c) Narmada (d) Monday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Diwali (c) pencil (d) mango

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