Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 678 · 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.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Arjun (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Friday (c) Diwali (d) book
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) June (c) Japan (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) India (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) train (d) book
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) India (c) river (d) kite
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Ananya (d) mango
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Pune (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Rahul (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Narmada (c) girl (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Aarav (c) river (d) school
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) mango (d) October
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) March (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Delhi (c) Monday (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) river (d) January
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Diwali (c) Onam (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Monday (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) boy (c) city (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Japan (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) train (d) teacher
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Ganga (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) ball (d) Kolkata
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Kunal (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) Japan
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Sunday
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival

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