Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 769 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) June (c) mango (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) India (c) teacher (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) train (c) ball (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) Friday
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) Narmada
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pongal (c) pencil (d) Onam
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Holi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Ganga
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kaveri (c) book (d) elephant
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) March (d) garden
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Yash (c) pencil (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) girl (d) Manav
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) January (c) month (d) school
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Chennai (c) book (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) June (d) garden
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) month (c) kite (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pongal (c) month (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Lucknow (c) river (d) Jaipur
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) river (c) elephant (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) girl (d) Rahul
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Eid (c) March (d) kite
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) train (c) June (d) Diwali
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) India (d) Kolkata
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) train (d) garden

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