Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 426 · 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) Manav (b) pencil (c) month (d) school
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Monday
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) school (d) Neel
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Yamuna (c) girl (d) Kenya
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Farhan (c) school (d) kite
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) ball (c) train (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Kaveri (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) January (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) Eid (d) Nepal
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) boy
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Priya (c) city (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) book (c) train (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Diwali
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) river (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) June
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) city (d) Monday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) river (d) Ganga
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) mango (c) Japan (d) India
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) festival (d) Pongal
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Tara (d) kite
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) June (c) teacher (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) month (d) Kavya

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