Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 194 · 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) festival (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Isha (d) train
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) month (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) kite
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) March (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) month (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kenya (c) mango (d) Narmada
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) June (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) river (d) Delhi
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) Chennai (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) river (c) school (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) boy (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Friday (c) Narmada (d) October
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) girl (d) Meera
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) train
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) girl (d) Japan
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Chennai (c) river (d) elephant
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) book (d) Nisha
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) train (c) Diwali (d) Kenya
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) June (c) teacher (d) Ganga
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) boy (c) book (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) Kenya
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) ball
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival

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