Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 305 · 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: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) garden (c) March (d) Ganga
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Narmada (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) India (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) city (c) festival (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Jaipur (c) Ganga (d) book
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) city (c) book (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) garden (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) Holi
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Mumbai (c) Yamuna (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) ball (c) mango (d) elephant
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Mumbai
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) Eid (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) January (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) boy
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) river (c) festival (d) train
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) river (d) mango
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Ganga (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) school (d) Rohan
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Ganga (c) festival (d) Jaipur
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Godavari (c) Kolkata (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) March (d) Eid
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Nepal (c) school (d) book

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