Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 392 · 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) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) ball (c) book (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) city (c) ball (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) month (c) festival (d) ball
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Pongal (c) Mumbai (d) boy
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Onam (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Friday (d) teacher
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Eid (c) Narmada (d) Kaveri
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Pune (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) India (c) Narmada (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Meera (c) festival (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) girl (d) Aarav
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Delhi
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Ishaan (c) kite (d) train
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) book (d) March
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pongal (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) Yamuna (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Pooja (c) girl (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Japan (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) mango (d) Chennai
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Eid (c) month (d) Chennai
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Isha (c) teacher (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Diwali (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) Narmada

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