Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 241 · 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: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Myra (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) Pongal (d) kite
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) book (c) pencil (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) ball (c) train (d) garden
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) March (c) month (d) Jaipur
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) Kaveri (d) Kolkata
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) mango (c) river (d) train
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Nisha (c) girl (d) elephant
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Jaipur (c) school (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Yamuna (c) Kolkata (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) India (c) boy (d) Onam
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) school (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Kunal (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) kite (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Ishaan (d) garden
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) book (d) Delhi
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kabir (c) boy (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) October (d) mango
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Sunday (c) month (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) teacher (d) Friday
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Meera (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month

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