Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 178 · 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: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) train (d) Jaipur
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Pune (c) teacher (d) Kenya
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) girl (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) ball
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) festival (c) teacher (d) kite
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) India (c) Pune (d) October
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) Friday (d) Kenya
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Mumbai (c) Nepal (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ishaan (c) kite (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) book (c) city (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Aarav (c) book (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kenya (c) Eid (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) India (c) Friday (d) boy
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Diwali (c) month (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) India (c) river (d) March
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Chennai (c) March (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Pune (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Omkar (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) October
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Saanvi (d) mango
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Myra (c) book (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day

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