Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 508 · 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) river (b) school (c) city (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) January (c) elephant (d) Nepal
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) garden (d) boy
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pooja (c) garden (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Diwali (c) boy (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) January (c) Pune (d) Kenya
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) Diwali
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ira (c) kite (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) city (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Dev (c) festival (d) school
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) March (c) river (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) October (d) Pongal
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) girl (c) pencil (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Yash (c) month (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Diwali (c) month (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) boy (d) Aisha
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) June (c) city (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) river (d) train
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Ishaan (d) girl
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) garden (d) India
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Eid (c) Pune (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) Pongal
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) festival (c) mango (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) mango (d) Aarav
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city

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