Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 360 · 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: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Diwali (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Ishaan
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) garden (d) ball
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) Friday
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) January (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Nepal (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) mango (d) kite
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) book (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) girl (d) Karan
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) October (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Lucknow (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) month (d) Onam
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) festival (c) pencil (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) India (d) Sunday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) school (d) Eid
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Riya (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) January
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) March (d) elephant
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) river (d) Nisha
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Arjun (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Ganga (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Aarav (c) boy (d) kite
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kolkata (c) month (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) pencil (d) ball

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