Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 481 · 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.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) ball (d) June
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) month (c) Nepal (d) Friday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) river (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) school (d) Diwali
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) train (d) Aisha
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Diya (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Nisha (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) March
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Delhi (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) India (c) June (d) school
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) October
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) March (c) Pongal (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Chennai (c) Diwali (d) Sunday
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) elephant (c) Yamuna (d) Japan
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) school
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) teacher (d) Ishaan
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Kenya (d) girl
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) kite (d) Zoya
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Delhi (c) book (d) Pune
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) festival (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) Friday (d) Nepal
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) pencil (d) Monday
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Eid (c) Delhi (d) girl

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