Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 324 · 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.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pune (c) mango (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) train (c) mango (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) March (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Onam (c) school (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kenya (c) Friday (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) school (d) Kenya
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Eid (c) Pongal (d) Delhi
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) India
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) book (d) Rohan
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) India (c) festival (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) school (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) ball (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) June (d) Nepal
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) June (d) kite
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) Kolkata
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) October (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) October (c) elephant (d) Nepal
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) Diwali (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kaveri (c) ball (d) Eid
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Farhan (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) river (d) Godavari
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) kite
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Ira

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