Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 683 · 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) day (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) pencil (d) Riya
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Monday (c) mango (d) Narmada
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) city (d) Kolkata
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) kite (c) Japan (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) pencil (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) garden (c) school (d) ball
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) kite
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) festival (d) Godavari
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Godavari (c) India (d) garden
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) elephant (c) Kolkata (d) Eid
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) city (d) Priya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) month (d) Onam
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) month (c) pencil (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) January (d) kite
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) India (c) Pongal (d) Nepal
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) Godavari
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) elephant (c) school (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Pune (d) mango
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) boy (d) Friday
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Japan (d) girl
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country

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