Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 833 · 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: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) mango (c) pencil (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) book (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) March (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) city (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) India (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pune (c) boy (d) school
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Onam (c) Godavari (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) train (c) book (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Friday (c) city (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) mango (d) Lucknow
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) month (d) Delhi
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) city (d) Monday
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Saanvi (c) elephant (d) garden
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Japan
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) India (c) Chennai (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Isha (d) boy
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Delhi
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) teacher (d) Yash
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) city (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) city (d) Sunday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) mango (c) girl (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Meera (d) teacher
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Lucknow (c) Nepal (d) Sunday
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) school (d) Arjun
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) March (d) teacher

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