Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 300 · 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) Yamuna (b) festival (c) pencil (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Ganga (d) school
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Onam (c) Eid (d) Japan
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Sunday
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) Kaveri
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) Eid
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) Delhi
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) India (c) kite (d) Yamuna
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) city (d) Priya
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) garden
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Monday (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Japan (c) book (d) June
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) June (c) girl (d) pencil
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Godavari
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) boy (c) month (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kenya (c) Eid (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) festival (d) Mumbai
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) month (c) pencil (d) school
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kenya (c) Japan (d) school
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Friday (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) train (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Pune

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