Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 672 · 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: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) March (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) school (d) Karan
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Yamuna (c) elephant (d) school
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) train (c) Narmada (d) Holi
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) garden (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) October (c) river (d) Kaveri
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) festival (c) Pongal (d) Yamuna
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kenya (c) book (d) Japan
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) elephant (c) book (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) India (c) pencil (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) school (d) Pongal
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) Friday (d) Kenya
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) city (c) train (d) school
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Pooja (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Narmada (c) month (d) Pongal
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Vivaan (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) boy (d) Friday
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) book (d) ball
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Nepal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Saanvi (d) elephant
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Dev (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) elephant (c) school (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) Monday (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) kite (d) Eid
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) elephant (c) Holi (d) January
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Riya (d) pencil

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