Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 667 · 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: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) girl
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Holi (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Isha (c) mango (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) January
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Onam (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) kite (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) kite (d) Kenya
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Rahul (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) train (c) boy (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Pooja (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) city (d) Godavari
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Friday (c) January (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) month (c) girl (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) January (c) festival (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) Sunday (d) October
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Neel
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) India
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) Lucknow
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Manav (d) school
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) month (d) Delhi
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Arjun (c) boy (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) Jaipur (d) Yamuna
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) girl (d) June
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) Chennai (d) Sunday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Diwali (d) girl
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river

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