Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 461 · 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: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) June (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) kite (d) Ira
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) girl (c) ball (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) kite (d) Sunday
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Manav (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Jaipur (c) Pongal (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Delhi (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) October (c) Nepal (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Myra (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Tara (d) ball
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) March (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) boy (d) elephant
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Diya (c) garden (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) October (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kenya (c) Delhi (d) Pongal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) train (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ishaan (c) kite (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) January (c) elephant (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) pencil (c) mango (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) festival (d) October
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) January (c) Eid (d) Monday
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) India (c) Narmada (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) Eid
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Holi (c) school (d) train

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