Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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