Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 217 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) kite (d) Monday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Eid (c) garden (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Japan
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) boy (c) ball (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) girl
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Sunday (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) boy (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) Kenya (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) boy (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Yamuna (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) Pongal
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) girl (d) Diya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) kite
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) girl (d) Manav
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) month (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) Delhi (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) city (c) Sunday (d) India
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Monday (c) Ganga (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) elephant (d) boy
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Vivaan (d) school

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