Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 705 · 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: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Holi (c) Yamuna (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Monday (c) boy (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Sunday (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) girl (d) Aditya
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) Mumbai (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) Dev (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) Godavari (d) school
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) Pongal (d) Holi
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) January (c) elephant (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pune (c) October (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) ball
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) school (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) India
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Rohan (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) January
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) school (d) Aarav
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) mango (d) boy
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Onam (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Sneha (d) school
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Delhi (c) river (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) mango (c) festival (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Meera (d) kite
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) festival (c) garden (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river

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