Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 356 · 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) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Ganga (d) train
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) Sunday
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) Delhi
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) train
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Priya (d) book
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Diwali (c) boy (d) Holi
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Narmada (c) pencil (d) Godavari
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Ira
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi (c) school (d) Chennai
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) festival (c) river (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Eid (c) Yamuna (d) October
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Pune (c) river (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Eid (c) Kenya (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) kite (c) city (d) pencil
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) month (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) city (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) festival (d) Lucknow
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Eid (c) Ganga (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Karan (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) school (d) Jaipur
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) garden
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) Japan (d) Pune
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) month (c) Narmada (d) Godavari
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Aditya (d) book
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Aarav

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