Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 417 · 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) India (b) ball (c) October (d) Kenya
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) month (d) Kenya
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kavya (c) girl (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) October (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Narmada (c) Lucknow (d) kite
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) Mumbai (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Isha (d) train
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) festival (c) garden (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) January (d) pencil
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Neel (c) month (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) kite (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) kite (d) June
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) boy (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) month (c) river (d) elephant
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) Holi
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) Holi
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) school (c) festival (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) January (c) festival (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) train (d) Jaipur
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) mango (c) January (d) Kenya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Japan (c) train (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) kite (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) garden (d) Godavari
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Delhi (c) Kaveri (d) June

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