Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 852 · 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) October (b) girl (c) boy (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) book
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) March (d) train
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) March (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) ball (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) India (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) ball (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Pooja (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Friday (c) teacher (d) Holi
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) ball
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) Chennai (d) January
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) Diwali
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Narmada (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Mumbai (c) Nepal (d) elephant
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Nepal (c) Kenya (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) mango (c) Holi (d) Pune
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) city (d) Monday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) India (c) girl (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) India (c) Japan (d) train
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month

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