Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 256 · 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: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) festival (d) Monday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Japan (c) ball (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Friday (d) school
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Godavari (c) book (d) March
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) river (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) train (c) pencil (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) school (c) Diwali (d) Kaveri
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) Sunday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) mango (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) school (c) book (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) India (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Dev (c) pencil (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) mango (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) India
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) city (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Monday (c) Eid (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) month (d) Zoya
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Nepal (c) Pongal (d) Holi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Sunday (c) Kaveri (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) Narmada
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country

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