Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 571 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Monday (c) June (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Onam (c) month (d) Eid
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) Godavari
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) kite (c) ball (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) girl (c) river (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) kite (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) school (c) city (d) book
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pongal (c) Friday (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) train (d) Delhi
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) October
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) river (d) Friday
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) kite (c) boy (d) mango
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) Eid
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Diwali (c) Narmada (d) June
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) teacher (d) October
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Mumbai (d) kite
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) elephant
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) school (d) Kolkata
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Jaipur (c) school (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) Kaveri (d) Sunday
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Saanvi (c) mango (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Japan (c) festival (d) Diwali
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Holi (c) Kaveri (d) kite

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