Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 774 · 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: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) Kolkata (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Delhi (c) kite (d) June
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) pencil (d) June
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) Holi (d) Nepal
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Nepal (c) ball (d) Jaipur
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) March (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) book (d) Kabir
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Narmada (c) Lucknow (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Farhan (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Saanvi (c) garden (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) Narmada (d) Japan
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) mango (d) January
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) school (c) kite (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Narmada
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) mango (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Nepal (c) city (d) ball
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) June (c) Eid (d) Chennai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) boy (d) Chennai
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Manav (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) boy (d) Pongal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) ball (d) train
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aisha (c) boy (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Onam (c) January (d) boy

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