Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 390 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Sunday (c) Kaveri (d) Jaipur
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Ganga (c) train (d) October
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kabir (c) ball (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) Narmada
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Narmada (c) Diwali (d) Japan
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) June (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) month (c) teacher (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) train (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) Pongal (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) ball (d) Friday
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Jaipur (c) girl (d) Pongal
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) March (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) festival (c) school (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Narmada
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Ishaan (d) elephant
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) book (d) garden
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) India (d) school
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) city (c) pencil (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) ball (c) school (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) elephant (c) mango (d) pencil
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Rohan (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) teacher (d) Chennai
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) school (d) Jaipur
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river

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