Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 273 · 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: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) March (d) Eid
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) India (c) ball (d) Nepal
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Nisha (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pongal (c) January (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) Godavari
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) June (c) school (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) Narmada (d) school
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) elephant (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) boy (d) Rohan
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Aditya
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) October (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) pencil (d) Pune
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) kite (c) Kolkata (d) Onam
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) Eid
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) month (d) Holi
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) garden (d) Vivaan
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Eid (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) book (d) Kaveri
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) mango (c) January (d) Kenya
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city

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