Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 405 · 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: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) Ganga
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) girl (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Monday (c) kite (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) Diwali (d) Holi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Holi (c) pencil (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) Holi
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Diwali (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Godavari (c) girl (d) Nepal
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) October (d) Pune
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Nisha (c) book (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) train (c) river (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) October (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Chennai (c) school (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) kite (d) Nepal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) festival (c) mango (d) book
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Narmada (c) Pune (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Onam (c) Delhi (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) garden (d) Neel
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) March (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) Pongal
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) Ishaan (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) garden (d) Aisha
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) city (c) ball (d) garden
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (d) June
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river

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