Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 658 · 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: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aarav (c) train (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) Kaveri (d) January
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Rahul (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) city (c) Ganga (d) Delhi
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Godavari (c) India (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) mango (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Narmada (c) Godavari (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) month (d) Ganga
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) mango (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Sunday (c) Chennai (d) book
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) Japan
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Riya
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Meera (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Vivaan (c) school (d) train
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Eid (c) March (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) ball (c) school (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) book
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Kenya (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) train (d) Diwali
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) month (d) Narmada
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) school (d) Arjun
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Pune
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) festival (d) Eid
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) train
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city

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