Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 56 · 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) garden (b) festival (c) girl (d) Farhan
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) kite (c) book (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) Rahul (d) teacher
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Myra (d) mango
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) June (d) Chennai
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) pencil (c) Godavari (d) January
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Friday (c) girl (d) ball
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Sunday (c) train (d) Friday
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) festival (d) Sunday
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) India (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) school
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) festival (d) Rohan
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) school (c) October (d) Pongal
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Aditya (c) river (d) girl
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Ira (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) kite (d) Kenya
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) school (d) Eid
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) train
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Friday (c) boy (d) Japan
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) city (c) Chennai (d) Holi
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) Ganga
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) month (d) Pongal

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