Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 344 · 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: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) garden (c) elephant (d) ball
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) teacher (c) Japan (d) March
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) boy
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) January (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Godavari (c) festival (d) pencil
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Monday (d) book
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) teacher (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Tara (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) book (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) Ganga
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Pooja (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) book (d) Kenya
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) teacher (c) train (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) Delhi
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Nepal (c) festival (d) Lucknow
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) school (d) Ganga
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) garden (d) India
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) month (c) mango (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) school (d) Narmada
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) Godavari (d) Nepal
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Holi (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Jaipur (c) June (d) girl
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) March (d) India
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Yamuna (c) Diwali (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month

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