Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 862 · 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: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) school (d) January
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) river (d) Diya
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Holi (c) boy (d) Kenya
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) mango
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) Kolkata
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) school (d) Kenya
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) Delhi
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) teacher (c) mango (d) school
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) June (c) Mumbai (d) India
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) India (c) Lucknow (d) Eid
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Manav (c) festival (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Monday (c) Kaveri (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) mango (c) city (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Pune (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Godavari (c) month (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Delhi
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) kite (c) India (d) Pune
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Holi (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Nisha
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Nepal (c) elephant (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kenya (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) Monday (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Yamuna (c) Kenya (d) India
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival

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