Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 229 · 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 common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) kite
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) June (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) India
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) garden (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) Nepal (d) June
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Godavari (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) garden (d) Kavya
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) city (d) school
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) Kenya
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Yamuna (c) Kenya (d) Lucknow
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) book (d) Ira
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pongal (c) Chennai (d) Kenya
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) river (c) Ganga (d) Holi
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Pongal
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) garden (c) book (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) girl (d) Narmada
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) month (d) Delhi
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Arjun (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) mango (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) garden (c) river (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) ball (c) girl (d) school

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