Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 775 · 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) January (b) festival (c) Japan (d) Godavari
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) October (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) March (c) book (d) Narmada
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pune (c) Yamuna (d) Friday
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) train (c) river (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Rahul (c) elephant (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) elephant (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) pencil (c) boy (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) Eid (d) Kenya
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Sunday (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Lucknow (c) garden (d) Eid
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) ball (d) India
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Isha (c) garden (d) school
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) ball (c) train (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) Nepal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) June (c) kite (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Arjun (c) river (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) girl (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) Godavari
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kaveri (c) Chennai (d) October
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Farhan (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Zoya (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) kite (d) Lucknow
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Diwali (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pongal (c) Nepal (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month

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