Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 808 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) kite (c) month (d) pencil
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) ball (d) train
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pongal (c) festival (d) Narmada
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Eid (c) Sunday (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) India (c) river (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) Onam (d) India
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) book (c) boy (d) elephant
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) elephant (c) Eid (d) June
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ananya (c) ball (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) city (d) June
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) ball (c) river (d) pencil
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) Japan (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) teacher (c) January (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) girl (c) boy (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) girl (d) Rohan
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) school (d) Ira
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) Lucknow
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) kite (c) school (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Friday (c) Onam (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) Monday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) girl (d) Chennai
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country

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