Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 321 · 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: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Holi (c) girl (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Eid (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) boy (d) Chennai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kaveri (c) January (d) Holi
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) garden (d) Pongal
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) Pune (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) January (d) Onam
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) Narmada (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) month (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Pune (d) school
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Monday (c) ball (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) river (d) Neel
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Nepal (c) Lucknow (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) river (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) Eid (d) January
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Tara
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Vivaan (d) garden
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) June (c) Kaveri (d) Japan
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Rahul (c) boy (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Pongal (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Friday (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Holi (c) ball (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) mango (c) river (d) month

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