Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 258 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) March (c) June (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) ball (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) mango
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Yash (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) river (d) Saanvi
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) Kaveri (d) Eid
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Diwali (c) Lucknow (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Lucknow (c) school (d) Pune
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Monday (c) Ganga (d) boy
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) river (c) Eid (d) Godavari
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Godavari (c) mango (d) girl
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) October (d) pencil
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) train (d) Pooja
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) Pune (d) Lucknow
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Godavari (c) festival (d) Mumbai
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) kite (c) Onam (d) Ganga
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) elephant (d) Isha
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) June
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Kunal (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) Holi (d) Sunday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) train

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