Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 400 · 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) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) Kaveri
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) Pune
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Nepal (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) January (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Narmada (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) elephant (d) Japan
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) January
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) book (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Nisha (d) book
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) June (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) girl (c) elephant (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Jaipur (c) Eid (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) March (d) mango
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) train (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) Lucknow (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Delhi (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Nepal (c) Mumbai (d) ball
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) Godavari
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) book (d) Rahul
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) garden (c) month (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) mango
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) elephant (d) ball
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) June (d) girl

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