Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 264 · 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.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kaveri (c) Pongal (d) train
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) teacher (d) Nepal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Holi (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) kite (c) girl (d) book
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) Sunday (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) train (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) festival (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) March
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Holi (c) Monday (d) boy
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) Holi (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Jaipur
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) India (c) Pongal (d) school
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Onam (d) pencil
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Omkar (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) garden (d) Pongal
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) river (d) Friday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Zoya
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Ganga (c) book (d) Nepal
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) kite (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Monday (c) ball (d) Mumbai
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) Narmada
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) garden (c) teacher (d) kite
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) October (d) elephant
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) Sneha (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Myra (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar