Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 627 · 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: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Monday (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) June
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) month (c) girl (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Holi (c) book (d) Narmada
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) kite (c) boy (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) Kolkata (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) India (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) river (d) Holi
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) book (d) Meera
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) month (d) Nepal
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Monday (c) river (d) Onam
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Yamuna
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) mango (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) boy (c) girl (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Vivaan (c) girl (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Yamuna (c) Diwali (d) June
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) June (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Arjun
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) kite
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) June
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Neel (c) girl (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) girl (c) mango (d) school
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Godavari (c) Friday (d) India
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) book (c) garden (d) city

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