Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 423 · 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) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Yamuna (c) elephant (d) Godavari
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) October (c) boy (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) Eid (d) Diwali
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) girl (d) Rohan
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) Friday
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) Pongal
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) city (d) Nepal
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) June (c) Nepal (d) March
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) Monday
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) March (d) Delhi
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) garden (d) Pooja
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) city (c) teacher (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) June (c) Mumbai (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Zoya (c) festival (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) ball (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Chennai (c) Friday (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) ball (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) festival (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Isha (c) city (d) ball
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) Ganga (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) Eid
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) mango (d) India
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) train (d) January

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