Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 341 · 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: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Eid (c) Nepal (d) teacher
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) January (c) teacher (d) train
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Holi (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) March (d) Mumbai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) Holi (d) Friday
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) city (d) Delhi
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) Sunday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Tara (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) festival (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) March (c) Nepal (d) Friday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) book (c) kite (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Holi (c) Kaveri (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Eid (c) Kaveri (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) mango (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) pencil
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Narmada (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) train (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) October (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) Kolkata
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Kenya (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Jaipur (c) Diwali (d) Eid
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) book

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