Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 404 · 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 common noun? (a) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Delhi (c) October (d) January
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pune (c) October (d) Onam
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) girl (c) India (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) June (c) Delhi (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) book (d) Saanvi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Isha (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) book (d) Delhi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Aarav (c) school (d) ball
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) girl (d) Kunal
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) city (c) boy (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Godavari (c) June (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) ball (c) Japan (d) Narmada
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) March (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) pencil (c) train (d) teacher
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) Ganga
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Pune
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Friday (c) Kolkata (d) Sunday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) kite (d) June
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Yamuna
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Kavya (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Onam (c) mango (d) March
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city

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