Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 554 · 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) month (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) school
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) kite (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) Kaveri (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Pongal (c) Sunday (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Manav (c) city (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Jaipur (c) Kolkata (d) ball
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) kite (d) Japan
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) kite (d) Holi
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) India (c) Pune (d) Japan
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) girl (d) Karan
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Monday (c) city (d) Nepal
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) mango (d) elephant
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) kite (c) mango (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) city (d) January
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) kite (c) city (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) pencil (d) Nisha
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Japan
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) garden (c) boy (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) girl (d) Kenya
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Nepal
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) school (d) March
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) October (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kabir (c) boy (d) girl

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