Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 659 · 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) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kenya (c) kite (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) Pune
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) June (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) train (d) Japan
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Diwali (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pune (c) kite (d) Japan
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Manav (c) girl (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) school (d) March
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) book (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) March (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) festival (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Friday (c) October (d) Kolkata
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) festival (d) Holi
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) teacher (d) Monday
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) Kaveri (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) book (c) Nepal (d) June
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) October (c) teacher (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) June (c) Monday (d) Kenya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Friday (d) train
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) girl (d) Farhan
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) train (d) Chennai

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