Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 311 · 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: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) teacher
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) Japan (d) Yamuna
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) Holi
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) October (c) Pongal (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Pune (c) March (d) Eid
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) boy
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Kenya (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) January (c) Delhi (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) train (c) India (d) Chennai
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) train (c) ball (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) ball (c) Pongal (d) Narmada
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Omkar (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) book (d) Sunday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) teacher (d) January
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Dev (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Yamuna (c) festival (d) Pongal
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Monday (c) month (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Sunday (c) October (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Pune
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) elephant (c) Ganga (d) Godavari
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) school (d) October
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Riya (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) train (d) Aditya

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