Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 399 · 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: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) June (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) March (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) boy (d) Neel
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Eid (c) Monday (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Pune (c) girl (d) Holi
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) month (c) Onam (d) Ganga
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Kenya (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Eid (c) school (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) train (d) Onam
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Vivaan
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) ball (d) January
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) garden (d) Ganga
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) Holi (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Onam (c) festival (d) Friday
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) June (c) garden (d) Eid
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Pongal (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) book (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) train
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) school (d) garden
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Holi (c) Sunday (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) book (d) Narmada

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