Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 572 · 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: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) Jaipur
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Dev (c) ball (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kunal (c) boy (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Japan (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) Jaipur (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) book (d) Lucknow
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) month (d) Nepal
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) month (d) Farhan
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) Holi (d) January
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) Ganga
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Kaveri (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) school (d) Diwali
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) ball (c) festival (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) festival (d) Rohan
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aisha (c) book (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) elephant (c) Ganga (d) Holi
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) river (c) Delhi (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Narmada (c) book (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Diya (c) elephant (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) festival (c) teacher (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) school (d) Saanvi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Lucknow (c) June (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) city (d) Kenya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) mango (d) June
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month

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