Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 566 · 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 common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Yamuna (c) book (d) Godavari
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Japan (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) garden (c) Holi (d) Friday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kenya (c) Friday (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) Sunday
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) elephant (d) Chennai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Kenya
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) January (c) ball (d) October
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Holi (c) teacher (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) kite (c) ball (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) ball (c) girl (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) elephant (c) month (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Zoya (d) book
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) Friday (d) school
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) month (d) Ananya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) train (d) Meera
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kaveri (c) Diwali (d) Yamuna
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Eid (c) Narmada (d) Lucknow
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Eid (c) mango (d) Onam
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) city (c) boy (d) train
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) month (d) Yamuna
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) Holi (d) Kaveri
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) mango (d) ball
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Ganga (d) mango

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