Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 588 · 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) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Mumbai (c) Japan (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) month (d) Meera
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) Eid (d) Kenya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) Delhi (d) Friday
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) March (c) Sunday (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Sunday (d) teacher
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Aisha
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) October (c) Lucknow (d) Kenya
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) train (d) Pongal
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) January (d) Godavari
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) March (c) Nepal (d) Delhi
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Sunday (c) Pongal (d) Japan
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) India (c) garden (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) ball (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) June (c) March (d) Sunday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) train (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) pencil (d) kite
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) kite (c) garden (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) India (c) June (d) January
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) book (d) Kaveri
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Nepal
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) book (d) Saanvi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) mango (c) city (d) river

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