Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 499 · 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) mango (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) school
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Nepal (c) month (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) India (c) train (d) Holi
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Chennai (c) city (d) Eid
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Holi (c) Chennai (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) kite (c) month (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Friday (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Pune (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Neel
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) garden (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) Aarav (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aditya (c) garden (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Nepal (c) March (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Mumbai (c) Nepal (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) ball (c) January (d) October
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) June (c) river (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Holi (c) city (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Nepal (c) Lucknow (d) school
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Friday (c) Nepal (d) Delhi
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) Yamuna (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) October (c) Holi (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) month (d) January
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) school (c) boy (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city

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