Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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