Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 415 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) festival (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Ganga (d) teacher
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) girl (d) Friday
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) teacher (d) Friday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) mango
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Pongal (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) Godavari
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) elephant (c) ball (d) kite
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) March (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Jaipur (c) Kolkata (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Holi (c) festival (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) mango (d) Ananya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) boy (d) October
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) girl (c) mango (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) India (c) month (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) city (d) Aisha
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) pencil (c) festival (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Jaipur (c) pencil (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) month (c) festival (d) school
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) October (c) Pune (d) Mumbai
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) India (c) festival (d) Narmada
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) Mumbai (d) India
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Delhi (c) Jaipur (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Yamuna (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Japan (c) Kenya (d) Godavari
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) book (c) Ganga (d) January
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city

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