Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 645 · 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) India (b) river (c) girl (d) train
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) garden (d) Kenya
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) pencil (d) Diya
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) kite (c) Monday (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) Pune (d) Nepal
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) mango (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) ball (d) Diwali
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) kite (c) book (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) river (c) Godavari (d) Pune
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Aarav (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Japan (c) India (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kaveri (c) Pongal (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) train (d) Kaveri
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) Friday (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) teacher (c) month (d) garden
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Arjun (c) river (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) June (c) river (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Mumbai (c) river (d) train
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Vivaan (c) train (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) Ganga (d) school
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) Onam (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) pencil (c) Delhi (d) Japan
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Aisha (c) festival (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Nepal (c) India (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) Diwali (d) Friday
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country

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