Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 591 · 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.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) January (c) Eid (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Diwali (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) March (d) Chennai
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) India (c) Pune (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) river (d) Eid
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Mumbai (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) ball (c) train (d) girl
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kaveri (c) Friday (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) month (d) June
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) mango (c) river (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) India (c) June (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Yamuna (c) Chennai (d) Holi
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Neel (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) Aisha (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) book (c) pencil (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) elephant
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) girl (d) Jaipur
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) January (c) Chennai (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Ganga (c) March (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) festival (c) pencil (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pune (c) book (d) Japan
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) January (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Aarav (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) India (c) festival (d) Holi
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country

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