Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 517 · 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) festival (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) boy
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) school (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) river (d) Godavari
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Sunday (c) Onam (d) train
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) garden (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) June (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Pooja (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) ball (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) boy (d) Nisha
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Rohan (d) teacher
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Kabir (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) kite
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) train (d) Arjun
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) school (d) Diya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) month (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Godavari (c) October (d) India
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Holi (c) Mumbai (d) book
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) boy (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Narmada (c) Pongal (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) train (d) mango
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) March (c) Friday (d) Japan
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Meera (d) school
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival

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