Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 469 · 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: January is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) June
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Nisha (c) book (d) teacher
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Nepal (c) river (d) ball
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Ganga (c) month (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Godavari
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) festival (d) Yash
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) school (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) kite (d) Diya
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) book (d) Onam
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Diwali (c) kite (d) girl
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Delhi (c) Lucknow (d) pencil
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) girl (d) Pongal
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) river (c) Sunday (d) October
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) festival (c) elephant (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) train (d) Kolkata
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) Onam
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) Nepal (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) month (d) January
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) boy (c) month (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) October (c) month (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) Godavari (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Monday (c) girl (d) Holi
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Meera (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) festival

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