Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 656 · 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) river (b) pencil (c) Kenya (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) train (c) March (d) Monday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) June (c) ball (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Japan (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) March (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) garden (c) kite (d) pencil
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) kite (d) Godavari
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Japan (c) month (d) Delhi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) river (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Eid (c) January (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) school (c) Ganga (d) Nepal
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Nepal (c) book (d) Yamuna
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) mango (c) boy (d) pencil
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) festival (d) Sunday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) train
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) boy (c) March (d) Godavari
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Dev (c) city (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) Isha (d) garden
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Yash (c) city (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) book (c) teacher (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) girl (d) Monday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) river (d) Narmada

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