Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 493 · 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: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) India (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) festival (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) festival (c) mango (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Godavari (c) India (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) boy (d) Sunday
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Diwali (c) Pune (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) month (d) Jaipur
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pune (c) school (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) teacher (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Meera (c) river (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Ganga (c) June (d) Diwali
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) school (c) ball (d) kite
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) Diwali
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Jaipur (c) Friday (d) mango
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) girl (d) Kenya
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ishaan (c) city (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Onam
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) mango (d) Narmada
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) girl (d) Pongal
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) Diwali
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) October (d) garden
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) boy

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