Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 319 · 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: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) Chennai (d) Onam
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Pongal (c) Eid (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Nepal (c) Holi (d) ball
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) month (d) Kenya
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Ishaan
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Farhan (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) month (c) boy (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) Pune
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Monday (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) river (d) Pongal
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) river (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pongal (c) Friday (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) teacher (d) January
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Omkar (c) festival (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) Kenya
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Lucknow (c) school (d) March
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) city (d) Japan
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) book (c) June (d) Monday
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) ball (c) school (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) girl (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) festival (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pune (c) Onam (d) mango
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Friday (c) Kenya (d) October
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) Sunday (d) Japan

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