Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 408 · 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: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) India (d) June
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Diya (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) Holi
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) India (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) garden (d) Monday
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Godavari (c) India (d) Chennai
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Pongal (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) festival (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) train (d) Pooja
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Yamuna (c) Pongal (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) school (d) Mumbai
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) Monday
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) book (c) train (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) train (c) mango (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Japan (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) Yamuna
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Ishaan (c) book (d) girl
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) India (c) Kenya (d) Chennai
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Arjun (c) pencil (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) Lucknow (d) Eid
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Diwali (c) book (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country

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