Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 620 · 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: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Aarav (c) boy (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) January (c) mango (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) city (d) Vivaan
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Aditya (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Eid (c) Kaveri (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) book (c) Sunday (d) Japan
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) teacher (d) March
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) book (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Narmada (c) boy (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Onam (c) Kenya (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) teacher (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sneha (c) teacher (d) garden
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) garden (d) Neel
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) June (c) Jaipur (d) March
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Monday (c) Lucknow (d) Diwali
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) kite (d) Ananya
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) October (c) elephant (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Diwali (c) garden (d) Narmada
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) kite (d) Holi
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) city (d) Arjun
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Aisha (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) train (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) Saanvi (d) garden
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) Kabir (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kaveri (c) Nepal (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) girl

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