Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 225 · 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: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) June
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Sunday (c) boy (d) Narmada
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Friday (c) city (d) Monday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) March
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) teacher (c) Ganga (d) Kenya
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) Kaveri (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) October
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) March
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) girl (c) June (d) Kenya
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Japan (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) city (d) Chennai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) school (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) Monday (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) Yamuna
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) teacher (c) boy (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Godavari (c) Friday (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) pencil (c) river (d) book
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) train (d) October

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