Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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