Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 326 · 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) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) teacher (d) pencil
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) teacher (d) Holi
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) river (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) Ganga (d) kite
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) June
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) book (d) boy
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) river (d) March
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Nisha (c) month (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) garden (d) Vivaan
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Jaipur (c) Japan (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Holi (c) India (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) school (d) Ishaan
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) Sunday
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) garden (c) ball (d) boy
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Eid (c) pencil (d) Holi
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) Narmada
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) month (c) teacher (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) ball (d) Chennai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) January (c) teacher (d) train
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) city (d) Nepal
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) teacher (c) book (d) elephant
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kaveri (c) March (d) Friday
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pongal (c) Chennai (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month

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