Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 643 · 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) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Meera (c) mango (d) pencil
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Monday (c) festival (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) ball (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) train (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) Holi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) India (c) teacher (d) October
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) book
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) January
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pune (c) school (d) June
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Diya (c) train (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) city (d) Neel
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) festival (d) Rahul
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) Godavari (d) train
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Zoya (c) kite (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) June (c) teacher (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) school (c) pencil (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) Holi
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) January (c) Kenya (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) January (c) Mumbai (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Aditya (d) train
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river

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