Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 555 · 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) month (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) girl (c) ball (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) October (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) teacher (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Eid (c) March (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) garden (c) mango (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) January (c) train (d) Onam
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Ishaan (d) elephant
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) garden (d) Sunday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) garden (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) festival (d) book
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) ball (d) Lucknow
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Kolkata (c) Diwali (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) festival (c) Monday (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) March (c) school (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) India (d) Onam
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) boy (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) river (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) girl (c) Monday (d) October
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) book (d) Friday
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) river (c) boy (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) teacher (c) city (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Monday (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) school (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) Narmada (d) elephant

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