Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 693 · 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: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) January
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Monday (c) boy (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) month (c) festival (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) teacher (d) March
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) March (c) October (d) June
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) kite (c) boy (d) mango
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) school (c) kite (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Godavari (c) mango (d) June
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) Japan (d) Ganga
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) June (c) school (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Kenya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) festival (d) Aditya
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) train (c) pencil (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) Chennai (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Pune (c) month (d) Yamuna
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) January (c) train (d) Nepal
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Sneha (c) city (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) festival (c) city (d) school
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Priya (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Sunday (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) garden (d) January
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) garden (d) school
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Onam (c) girl (d) Monday

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