Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 783 · 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) Narmada (b) book (c) January (d) Japan
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) June (c) festival (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Sunday (c) train (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) Narmada (d) Nepal
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) ball (d) Farhan
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pongal (c) Kenya (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) October (c) train (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Priya (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Eid (c) Mumbai (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Friday (c) October (d) teacher
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pune (c) Delhi (d) Friday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) Kenya (d) India
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kenya (c) Ganga (d) train
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Friday (d) boy
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) pencil (d) India
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) boy (d) Godavari
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Eid (c) Pune (d) Diwali
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) garden
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city

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