Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 596 · 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) India (b) month (c) Friday (d) Ganga
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) January (c) ball (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) girl (d) Karan
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) book (c) garden (d) girl
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Nepal (c) June (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) book (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kaveri (c) ball (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) school (c) month (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Arjun (c) garden (d) ball
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) river (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) October (c) Yamuna (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) book (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Japan (c) kite (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) river (c) garden (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) Onam (d) Nepal
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Japan (c) train (d) Narmada
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) January (d) Holi
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) city (c) river (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) ball (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) March (c) month (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Delhi (c) school (d) October
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city

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