Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 62 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) festival (d) pencil
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) January (c) school (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Diwali (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) Kenya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) Monday (d) January
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) river (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) March (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) ball (d) Japan
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) teacher (c) city (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pune (c) October (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) month (c) book (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) mango (c) Pune (d) June
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) June (c) elephant (d) Monday
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Holi (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) Diya (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Narmada (c) Pongal (d) January
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) train
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) kite
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) teacher (d) March
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Priya (c) month (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) Onam

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