Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 328 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) June (d) Nepal
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Aditya (c) teacher (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Narmada (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) June (c) Ganga (d) Diwali
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) boy (d) Japan
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) river (d) Ananya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) boy (c) Japan (d) Nepal
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Sunday (d) train
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) kite (c) Sunday (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Ira (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) girl (d) Monday
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) March (c) pencil (d) Chennai
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) teacher (c) boy (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) book (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) festival (c) book (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) March
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) kite (d) Kabir
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Mumbai (c) Lucknow (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Myra
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Pongal
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) festival (d) June
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) ball (d) Friday
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) India (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) book
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) book (d) January

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