Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 815 · 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: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) Monday (d) January
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) girl (d) Yamuna
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) festival (c) mango (d) school
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) girl (d) India
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Chennai (c) Monday (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) festival (d) Kaveri
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) October (c) book (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Holi (c) river (d) pencil
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) mango (d) train
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) book (c) school (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) Monday (d) Chennai
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) mango (c) teacher (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) kite (c) Kolkata (d) Godavari
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) garden (c) school (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Holi (c) mango (d) Kaveri
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Sneha
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Friday (c) Nepal (d) Jaipur
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Eid (c) Kolkata (d) Pongal
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) school (c) garden (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Karan (c) city (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) Godavari
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Kenya
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) October (d) Pongal
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) month (d) train
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country

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