Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 208 · 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) river (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Delhi (c) train (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Onam (c) March (d) kite
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) boy (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pune (c) January (d) Nepal
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) March
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) river (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Holi (c) kite (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Delhi (c) March (d) pencil
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) mango (d) Chennai
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ishaan (c) river (d) mango
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Diwali (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) Nepal (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Dev (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) train (c) Pongal (d) October
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Diwali (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) girl (c) January (d) Chennai
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) school (c) Pongal (d) India
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) river (c) month (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Godavari (c) Nepal (d) January
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) Pune (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Isha (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month

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