Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 430 · 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: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Eid (c) festival (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Aarav (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) mango (d) Japan
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) Monday (d) Chennai
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Jaipur (c) October (d) mango
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) kite (c) ball (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) teacher (c) Lucknow (d) Kenya
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) girl (d) Chennai
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) June (c) Chennai (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Ananya (d) garden
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Lucknow (c) Japan (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) Delhi
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Farhan (c) book (d) mango
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Rahul (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Vivaan
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) India (c) Friday (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) pencil (d) March
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) festival (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) June
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d) Sunday
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Yamuna (c) Narmada (d) Ganga
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) ball (c) kite (d) river

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