Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 427 · 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: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) June (c) Kaveri (d) Lucknow
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) school (c) elephant (d) girl
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) mango
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Dev (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) mango (d) Yamuna
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pongal (c) Friday (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) book (d) Ananya
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) January
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) kite (d) Sunday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) train (c) river (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Eid (c) festival (d) Ganga
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Japan (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) mango (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) school (d) Chennai
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) October (c) girl (d) Diwali
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) city (c) India (d) Kolkata
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) ball (d) Saanvi
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pongal (c) book (d) garden
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) month (d) Onam
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) kite (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) train (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Neel (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Manav (d) mango
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Zoya (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) river

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