Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 42 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) girl
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Myra (d) garden
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) Ganga (d) Onam
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Manav (c) girl (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Jaipur (c) Narmada (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) India (d) March
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) Friday (d) January
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) book (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Yash (c) kite (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) boy (d) Rahul
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) month (d) Kenya
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) Onam (d) mango
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Ananya (d) elephant
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) Lucknow (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Eid (c) book (d) pencil
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) Pune (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Monday (c) India (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Diwali
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Arjun
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) kite (c) river (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) March
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) school (c) Ganga (d) January
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Aditya (c) mango (d) teacher
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) India (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Nepal (d) ball

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