Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 573 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) month (d) Ganga
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) river (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) Sunday
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Japan
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Monday
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) Narmada (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kenya (c) Diwali (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) March (d) Mumbai
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) elephant (d) Chennai
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Rahul (c) garden (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Eid (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) ball
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) March (c) Pongal (d) kite
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) boy
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Diwali (c) Friday (d) Nepal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) pencil (d) June
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) Ganga
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) festival (d) Pune
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Kolkata
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) elephant (c) train (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) train (c) elephant (d) mango
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kenya (c) mango (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) March (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day

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