Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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