Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 476 · 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: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) girl (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) girl (d) Ganga
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) city (c) elephant (d) ball
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) October (c) ball (d) train
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) city (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) school (c) Delhi (d) Onam
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) city (d) Holi
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) March (c) city (d) Yamuna
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) Kaveri (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) girl (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) school (d) Zoya
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) kite (c) city (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Saanvi (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Myra
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Karan (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Manav (c) train (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) elephant (c) festival (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) garden (d) Pooja
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) Sunday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) March (c) pencil (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) Jaipur
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) Sunday (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Narmada (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Kaveri (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Onam (c) month (d) India
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Sunday (c) train (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Japan (c) Monday (d) Pune
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival

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