Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 585 · 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: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Ganga
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) October (c) teacher (d) Godavari
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) June
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) Friday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Jaipur (c) Japan (d) train
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) city (c) girl (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Jaipur (c) train (d) boy
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) month (d) Mumbai
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) March (c) Japan (d) Jaipur
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) boy (d) Kolkata
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Pune (c) kite (d) Yamuna
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) March (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) ball (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) book (c) Eid (d) Sunday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Aarav (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Omkar (c) teacher (d) school
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Lucknow (c) March (d) garden
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Yash (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) June (d) kite
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) Eid
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Neel (c) train (d) teacher
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Holi (d) garden
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city

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