Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 799 · 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) June (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) garden
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) Chennai
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Nepal (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) river (c) girl (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Dev (d) girl
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Onam (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Eid (c) elephant (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kenya (c) Narmada (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) girl (c) Monday (d) Eid
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Pune
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) city (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) girl (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) city (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Tara (d) teacher
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Omkar (c) city (d) elephant
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) festival (c) pencil (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) Lucknow
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Chennai (c) city (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) kite (c) mango (d) train
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) mango (d) Sunday
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) India (d) river

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