Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 839 · 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: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) kite (d) Pune
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Holi (c) Godavari (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Yamuna (c) India (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) March
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Delhi (c) Pongal (d) train
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) October (c) Delhi (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) book (d) Godavari
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) river (d) Aditya
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) garden (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Chennai (c) January (d) mango
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) kite (c) Japan (d) Chennai
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ira (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) teacher (c) October (d) Holi
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) pencil (c) ball (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Onam (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) river (d) June
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Sneha (c) city (d) kite
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) train (d) Delhi
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) garden (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) girl (d) Manav
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Monday (c) Pongal (d) ball
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Rohan (c) river (d) garden
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) school (d) Monday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) kite (d) Friday
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) city (d) India
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month

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