Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 739 · 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.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Narmada (c) Ganga (d) Eid
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Meera (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) Kaveri (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) Narmada (d) train
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Sunday (c) Pune (d) Kenya
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Onam (c) Pongal (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Priya (d) boy
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Onam (c) mango (d) Mumbai
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Sunday (c) boy (d) mango
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) book (c) river (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) school (c) Diwali (d) Friday
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Diwali (c) garden (d) Pune
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) river (d) Kolkata
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) boy (c) school (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Zoya (c) girl (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Jaipur (c) Holi (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) month (d) Arjun
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) ball (d) Kaveri
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) January (d) school
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) month (d) elephant
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Pune (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) school (d) Ira
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Holi (d) mango

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