Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 587 · 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: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) teacher (d) garden
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Manav (c) ball (d) train
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Diya (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) river (d) Pongal
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) Holi (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Eid (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Diwali (c) March (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Dev (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Godavari (c) January (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) school
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) kite (d) Arjun
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) mango (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) October (c) Chennai (d) Yamuna
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nisha (c) school (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Eid (c) Jaipur (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) river (d) Riya
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) train (d) June
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) train (d) Rohan
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Monday
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) school (c) Monday (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Friday (c) Diwali (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) train
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Ganga (c) teacher (d) January

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