Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 242 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Sunday (c) Holi (d) elephant
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) Diwali (d) January
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Myra
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) festival (d) Zoya
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) March (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) Lucknow (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Diwali (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) book (d) Aditya
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) mango
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Diwali (c) Eid (d) October
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diya (c) elephant (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) India (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) Japan (d) book
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) train (d) Isha
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) ball (c) mango (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Nepal (c) October (d) Pongal
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Kenya (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kunal (c) festival (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) school (c) ball (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Delhi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) elephant (c) ball (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) mango (d) October
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river

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