Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 695 · 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) Diwali (b) kite (c) garden (d) school
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) river (d) Friday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) January
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) month (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Sunday
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) India (c) mango (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) garden (c) Godavari (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Eid (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) elephant (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) October (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) ball
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) book (d) Onam
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Rahul (c) book (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) month (d) Meera
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) month (d) Japan
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) Kenya (d) Pongal
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) January (c) Holi (d) boy
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) kite (c) October (d) Yamuna
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Kavya (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) India (c) Eid (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) pencil (d) Priya
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Jaipur (c) Narmada (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kaveri (c) Japan (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) river (c) India (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) kite (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Aarav (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Narmada (c) Diwali (d) Nepal
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day

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