Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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