Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 712 · 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: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) Kaveri (d) Delhi
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) October (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Yash (c) festival (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) festival (d) Pune
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) Kenya (d) Pongal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Japan
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Kaveri (c) Pongal (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) June (d) Sunday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) school (d) Holi
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) girl (c) teacher (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Friday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) city (c) kite (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) March
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) garden (c) month (d) pencil
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) garden (d) India
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Ananya (c) teacher (d) book
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) school (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) boy (d) Delhi
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Mumbai (c) January (d) India
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) boy (c) teacher (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) March (c) book (d) school
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) city

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