Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 233 · 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: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) ball (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) pencil (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) girl (d) teacher
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) book (d) Sunday
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) girl (d) Godavari
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) October (c) Mumbai (d) train
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) Sunday
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) book (d) teacher
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) October (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) month (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Eid (c) January (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) river (d) Dev
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Rohan (c) elephant (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) city (c) festival (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Jaipur (c) June (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) India (d) garden
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) river (c) boy (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Nisha (d) kite
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) Jaipur (d) Pune
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pune (c) Chennai (d) school
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) month (c) January (d) Friday
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city

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