Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 439 · 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 common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Narmada (c) Pune (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) book (d) India
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Mumbai (c) Onam (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) teacher (c) girl (d) train
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Ganga (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) January (c) Sunday (d) June
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) train (d) Friday
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) ball (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) train
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) garden (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) month (d) Onam
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) mango (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Eid (c) Lucknow (d) Pune
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Eid (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Sunday (c) March (d) boy
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) June (d) ball
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Onam (c) India (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) festival (c) book (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Holi (c) mango (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) month (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Yamuna (c) kite (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) pencil (c) ball (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pooja (c) month (d) girl
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) June
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) river (d) Godavari

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