Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 454 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) October (c) mango (d) pencil
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Jaipur (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Karan (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Delhi (c) January (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Friday (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) garden (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) Delhi
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) elephant
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) teacher (d) Friday
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) June
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) girl
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) kite
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) school (d) Yamuna
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) month (c) kite (d) book
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) girl (d) Meera
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) March (c) Godavari (d) Monday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) teacher
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) Holi (d) March
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) March (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) India (c) Narmada (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Holi (c) Kolkata (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) festival (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) garden (c) Monday (d) Godavari
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) ball (d) Aditya
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month

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