Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 235 · 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: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Kaveri (c) Holi (d) Delhi
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) June (c) garden (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Saanvi
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Delhi (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) March (c) Kenya (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Japan (c) Narmada (d) Sunday
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Godavari (c) month (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) Friday (d) Pongal
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Nepal (c) October (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) boy
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) kite (d) Friday
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) girl (d) Diya
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Sunday (c) Delhi (d) Nepal
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) January (d) train
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) city (d) Manav
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) March (c) Onam (d) pencil
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Jaipur (c) Kolkata (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) March (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) school (d) Holi
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kenya (c) mango (d) Jaipur
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) teacher (c) train (d) pencil

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