Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 471 · 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: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Onam (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Friday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diya (c) boy (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) Monday (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Ganga (d) train
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) India (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) June (c) Onam (d) book
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) Nepal
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Vivaan (c) garden (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) October (c) school (d) ball
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Yash (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) festival (c) book (d) garden
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) teacher (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Japan (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Yamuna (c) girl (d) Godavari
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) Lucknow
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Manav (c) elephant (d) boy
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Zoya (c) river (d) mango
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Godavari (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) river (c) school (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Monday (c) city (d) Kaveri
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) school (d) March
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Holi (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) Delhi (d) ball
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) June (c) pencil (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Japan (c) mango (d) March
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country

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