Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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