Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 668 · 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) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) Japan (d) March
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) pencil (d) India
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Saanvi (c) teacher (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) January (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Friday (c) Narmada (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) kite (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) March (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) January (c) Mumbai (d) Narmada
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) Pongal (d) Kolkata
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) month (d) Chennai
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Narmada (c) Sunday (d) Godavari
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Ganga (c) October (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) Nepal
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Ganga (c) ball (d) Pune
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) Nepal (d) India
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) garden (d) Nepal
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) river (d) Diwali
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Onam (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) October (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) month (d) March

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