Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 792 · 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: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) October (c) boy (d) March
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Japan (c) Delhi (d) teacher
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Arjun (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Friday (c) city (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) Holi
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) city (d) Ganga
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Aditya (d) train
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) ball (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) city (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) mango (c) girl (d) teacher
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Yamuna (c) Godavari (d) Monday
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Eid (c) festival (d) June
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) teacher (d) boy
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Delhi (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) January (c) river (d) ball
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) train
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) June (c) Jaipur (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) Chennai (d) garden
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi (c) girl (d) Friday
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Yash (d) school
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Riya (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) river (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Holi (c) train (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) elephant (c) Eid (d) Kaveri
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) elephant
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) train
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city

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