Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 477 · 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: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Monday (d) elephant
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) Eid (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) March (c) Yamuna (d) Chennai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Monday (c) India (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) school (c) Ganga (d) India
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) Kenya
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Japan (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) June (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) mango (d) book
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) Jaipur (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) India (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) March (c) Friday (d) Kenya
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) mango (c) Holi (d) Delhi
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) book (c) city (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) month (d) school
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) book (d) Ira
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) mango (d) Chennai
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) girl (c) teacher (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) mango (d) Pune
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) school (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pongal (c) city (d) June
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) June (c) Nepal (d) Kolkata
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Onam
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) river (c) school (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Diya (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Zoya (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Pune (c) kite (d) Kolkata
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival

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