Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 611 · 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: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Onam (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Ganga (c) Diwali (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Monday (c) March (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) girl (c) book (d) school
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) India (d) Nepal
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) Lucknow (d) October
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Pongal (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) school (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Japan (c) Delhi (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) river (d) January
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) Diwali (d) pencil
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) city (d) Aditya
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ishaan (c) mango (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Saanvi (c) elephant (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) book (c) garden (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) India (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Ganga (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) Monday (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) garden (d) Chennai
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Ira (c) book (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) Sunday
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) river (d) Sunday
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Riya (c) teacher (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Delhi (c) river (d) ball
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) Friday

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