Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 780 · 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) Kenya (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) March (d) girl
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) festival (d) train
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Eid (c) Pune (d) Diwali
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Kenya
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) boy (c) Nepal (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) festival (d) January
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) January (c) Pune (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) boy (c) teacher (d) girl
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) India (c) Delhi (d) Friday
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) boy (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) mango (d) teacher
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) March (c) train (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) month (c) Pune (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) boy (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Japan (c) Kenya (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Chennai (c) festival (d) Yamuna
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) school (d) Chennai
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) June
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) river (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Saanvi (c) mango (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) pencil (d) kite

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