Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 809 · 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: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) book
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) month (c) October (d) Chennai
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) teacher (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) book (d) Pune
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) June (d) Eid
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) book (c) girl (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) festival (c) teacher (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) kite (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Tara (c) school (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Godavari (c) Pongal (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Chennai (c) Holi (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) school (c) pencil (d) train
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) book (c) mango (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) Sunday (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) Holi
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) ball (d) school
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) school (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Monday (c) boy (d) March
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) elephant (c) Eid (d) Holi
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) city (c) elephant (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Friday (c) river (d) Narmada
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Chennai (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) Delhi
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) June (c) Delhi (d) Eid
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city

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