Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 749 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) river (d) Zoya
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) March (c) Jaipur (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Eid (c) Ganga (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Delhi (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) Monday (d) Diwali
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) festival (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) ball (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Friday (c) teacher (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Onam (c) January (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Rohan (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Japan (c) book (d) school
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) mango (c) girl (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Pongal (c) Eid (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kenya (c) March (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) India
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Saanvi (c) festival (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) river (d) Lucknow
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Dev (c) city (d) boy
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) month (d) Neel
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) June (c) train (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) Monday (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) city (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) March (c) Pune (d) Holi
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Friday (c) river (d) Jaipur
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival

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