Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 84 · 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) month (c) city (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Kaveri (d) Pongal
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) book (d) Monday
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) train (d) Ira
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Dev (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) kite (d) October
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) river (d) Eid
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ganga (c) train (d) kite
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) girl (c) book (d) kite
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) month (c) train (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) January (c) Yamuna (d) Nepal
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Pune (c) train (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Priya (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Farhan
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) garden (c) boy (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Tara (c) train (d) mango
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Kunal (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) Nepal
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Saanvi (d) pencil
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) festival (d) Lucknow
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) boy (d) Omkar
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) garden (d) Delhi
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) Diwali
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city

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