Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 193 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Rohan (d) girl
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) kite (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Friday (c) Sunday (d) January
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) Kenya
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) garden (c) city (d) boy
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) boy (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Saanvi (d) garden
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) kite (d) Rahul
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Godavari (c) Onam (d) Kolkata
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) boy
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) festival (d) Nisha
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) river (d) Holi
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) October (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) India (c) Japan (d) garden
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Diya (d) teacher
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) river (d) Lucknow
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) Eid (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) river (d) Meera
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) ball (c) girl (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) Chennai (d) Ganga
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) March (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) garden (c) month (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Eid (c) Onam (d) Sunday
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Nepal (c) Kenya (d) Pune
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Tara (c) boy (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city

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