Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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