Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 777 · 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: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) June (c) Friday (d) elephant
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) city (d) Jaipur
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) ball (c) Friday (d) Pune
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) river (c) ball (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) month (d) Nepal
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) Pongal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) river (d) Onam
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) school (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) school (c) city (d) book
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Godavari
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Sunday (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) teacher (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Japan (c) book (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Nepal (c) Japan (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) Pune (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) kite (c) girl (d) teacher
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) January
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) ball (d) Omkar
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) month (d) Monday
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) book (d) March
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) city (d) Jaipur
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) train
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) Chennai
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) garden

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