Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 425 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) boy (d) Sunday
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) October (c) Sunday (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) India (c) river (d) Diwali
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Godavari (d) train
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) garden (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) teacher (c) Lucknow (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) festival (c) elephant (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Pune (c) Monday (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) Jaipur (d) Friday
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) Chennai (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Rohan (c) ball (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Pooja
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) kite
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) January (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) ball (c) Monday (d) Pune
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Eid (c) month (d) Delhi
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) June (d) Pune
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Ganga (c) train (d) Nepal
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) Japan
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) Meera
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Japan (d) month

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