Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 651 · 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: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) Holi (d) Delhi
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Nepal (c) Kaveri (d) Kenya
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) March (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) kite (d) pencil
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pongal (c) March (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Delhi (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) ball (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Kenya (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) January (c) train (d) elephant
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Friday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) festival (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) January (c) Kenya (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Kaveri (c) mango (d) Holi
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) teacher (d) October
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) city (c) festival (d) girl
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) month (d) Rohan
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) Eid
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Friday (c) Onam (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kenya (c) month (d) Yamuna
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Farhan (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) city (c) school (d) garden
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month

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