Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 855 · 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: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) June (c) Ganga (d) Delhi
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) boy (d) Diwali
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) month (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) mango (d) March
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pongal (c) Kaveri (d) school
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Chennai
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) month (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) month (c) Pune (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) Eid (d) Onam
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Kabir (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) India (c) Mumbai (d) October
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) teacher (d) Godavari
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) Sunday
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) city (d) Japan
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) book (c) garden (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) January
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) garden (c) mango (d) girl
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Neel (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Godavari (c) Lucknow (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) school (d) Friday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Kavya
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Vivaan (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Karan (c) ball (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival

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