Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 720 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) Friday (d) October
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Japan (c) festival (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Diwali (d) elephant
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Diwali (c) train (d) Pongal
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) October (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) India (c) elephant (d) Delhi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) teacher (d) June
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Eid
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) ball (d) Onam
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) Jaipur (d) girl
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) Mumbai (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) garden (d) Holi
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) month (c) festival (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) city (c) girl (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) month (d) Sunday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) January (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Nepal (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Rahul (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) Holi
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Rohan (c) river (d) girl
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) garden
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) pencil (d) Manav
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) month (c) festival (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) mango (d) Vivaan
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) river (d) June

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