Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 303 · 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 common noun? (a) train (b) Holi (c) October (d) Nepal
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) ball (d) Monday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) garden (d) Riya
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) river (c) festival (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) festival (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) river (d) Aditya
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) school (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) Holi (d) January
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) Nepal
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) girl (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) October (c) festival (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) book (c) river (d) elephant
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) India (d) June
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) June (c) pencil (d) Friday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) festival (c) teacher (d) pencil
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) train (d) Saanvi
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) book (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Priya (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) January (c) Japan (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) festival (d) Narmada
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) river (d) Delhi

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