Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 346 · 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: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) Holi
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Ananya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) garden (d) India
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) river (c) elephant (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) boy (d) March
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) festival (c) school (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) kite (c) pencil (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) Diwali
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Friday (d) elephant
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Narmada (d) boy
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Eid (c) mango (d) Narmada
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) March (c) school (d) elephant
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ishaan (c) garden (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pune (c) girl (d) June
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Manav (c) month (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) garden (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Chennai (c) kite (d) Kolkata
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) March (c) India (d) Monday
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) India (c) city (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) elephant (d) Priya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) festival (c) ball (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Neel
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) March (d) Onam
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) month (c) girl (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) school (c) kite (d) girl

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