Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 825 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Sunday (c) river (d) garden
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) festival (c) book (d) teacher
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) train (d) Holi
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Eid (c) June (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d) Monday
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) June (c) Yamuna (d) Japan
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kaveri (c) elephant (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Sneha (c) garden (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Onam (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) March
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) ball (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pongal (c) festival (d) January
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Rahul (c) teacher (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) ball (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) Pongal (d) Lucknow
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) river (d) Yamuna
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kolkata (c) Nepal (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) October (c) Friday (d) Sunday
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pongal (c) January (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) river (d) India
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Delhi (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Eid (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) garden (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month

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