Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 714 · 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) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Diwali (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) March (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) train (c) month (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) mango (c) boy (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) boy (c) train (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) train (d) Godavari
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) month (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Eid (c) June (d) Pune
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Delhi (c) Chennai (d) Holi
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Japan (c) pencil (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) ball (d) Ira
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) river (d) Holi
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Aisha (c) book (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Yamuna (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) train (d) Sunday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) Narmada (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) train (d) Nepal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kunal (c) ball (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) June (c) city (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) Friday
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Sunday (c) Chennai (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Kenya (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) month (c) mango (d) pencil
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river

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