Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 434 · 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) city (b) boy (c) book (d) Holi
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) pencil (c) India (d) Delhi
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) book (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) Friday (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Kenya (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Jaipur (c) Kaveri (d) Japan
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) month (d) June
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) India (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) book (d) Aditya
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) March (c) Friday (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) Lucknow (d) Monday
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) book (d) Japan
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) teacher (d) Eid
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) ball (d) Sunday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kenya (c) city (d) Onam
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Omkar (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Kunal (d) teacher
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Yamuna (c) teacher (d) Ganga
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) city (c) river (d) elephant

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