Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 823 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) garden (d) India
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) kite (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Riya (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) school (c) January (d) Godavari
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) January (c) ball (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Friday (c) festival (d) October
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) March
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) boy (c) river (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Neel (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) ball
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Ganga (c) Friday (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) Mumbai (d) book
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) festival (d) June
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Vivaan (c) festival (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) book (d) Monday
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) October (c) teacher (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) June
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) river (d) Kaveri
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Kenya
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) kite (c) Holi (d) June
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Narmada (c) India (d) pencil
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) teacher (c) Godavari (d) Pune
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Mumbai (c) garden (d) Kaveri

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