Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 186 · 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: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Jaipur (c) month (d) Kaveri
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) Ganga (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) river (c) school (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) river (d) Chennai
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Narmada (c) Jaipur (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) kite (d) Dev
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) Japan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) Mumbai (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) train (c) festival (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ananya (c) boy (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Onam (c) Sunday (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kabir (c) girl (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) book (c) train (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) girl (c) boy (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) garden (d) June
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) Holi
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Isha (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) garden (d) Neel
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) teacher (c) ball (d) boy
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Omkar (d) girl
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Japan (c) festival (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Saanvi (c) girl (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Kenya (d) book
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) kite (c) teacher (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) June (c) Sunday (d) Pune

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