Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 655 · 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) ball (b) school (c) pencil (d) Diwali
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) June
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Japan (d) mango
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) mango (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) Isha (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) river (c) month (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) kite (c) pencil (d) city
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Lucknow (c) India (d) Narmada
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) June (d) October
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) school (c) Eid (d) Japan
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) school (c) girl (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Saanvi (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) June (d) Chennai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) train
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) kite (c) festival (d) book
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) boy (d) Zoya
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Eid (c) Godavari (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) river (d) Sneha
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) teacher (c) kite (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) train (d) Mumbai
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) city (c) India (d) Kenya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) pencil (d) Lucknow
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Neel (d) festival

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