Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 297 · 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) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) river (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) ball (d) Meera
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Manav
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) June (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Friday (c) festival (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kaveri (c) January (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Monday (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) teacher (d) January
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Aisha (c) teacher (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Delhi (c) October (d) Nepal
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) boy (d) Japan
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) school (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) festival (d) Yash
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) June (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) October (c) garden (d) Yamuna
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Nepal (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) India (c) month (d) pencil
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Karan (c) river (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) river (d) Sunday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Tara (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) India (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) mango (c) India (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) Delhi (d) June
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) Chennai (d) teacher

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