Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 227 · 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) Nepal (c) girl (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) pencil (c) ball (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) teacher (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Sunday (c) Pongal (d) Godavari
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) garden (d) June
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) March (c) Delhi (d) October
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Aisha (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) mango (d) kite
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) mango (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Japan (c) school (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) Monday
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Narmada (d) train
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Riya (d) book
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Holi (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) Yamuna (d) Kolkata
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) festival (c) March (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Yash (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) book (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) Kenya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Omkar (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) India
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aarav (c) teacher (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river

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