Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 722 · 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: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) Delhi
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) June (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) river (c) month (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pongal (c) Nepal (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) girl (d) Karan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) Pongal (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Dev (c) garden (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) ball (c) city (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) school
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Monday (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) festival (d) March
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) city (c) Ganga (d) Diwali
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Nisha (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kabir (c) elephant (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) city (d) Godavari
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Delhi (c) river (d) India
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Jaipur (c) Delhi (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) girl (d) pencil
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country

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