Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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