Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 470 · 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: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) boy (c) girl (d) train
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) Sunday
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) city (d) Delhi
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) book (d) Sunday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Holi (c) elephant (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pongal (c) Pune (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) India (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) Godavari
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) India
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) boy (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Narmada (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Holi (c) Godavari (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Ganga
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) ball (d) Friday
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) October (c) month (d) Godavari
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) book (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Godavari (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) Kenya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Onam (d) train
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) festival (d) Sneha
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Nepal
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Farhan (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) teacher
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival

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