Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 863 · 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) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Nepal (c) Eid (d) Friday
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) school
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) elephant (c) school (d) teacher
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Ira (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) festival (d) Yash
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Friday (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Aarav (c) ball (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) Kenya
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) river (c) Sunday (d) Pongal
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) train (c) ball (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) city (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) book (c) festival (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) garden (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) boy (c) ball (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Aditya (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) January (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) Monday (d) Nepal
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Eid (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) January (c) Onam (d) ball
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Mumbai (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Myra (c) girl (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Jaipur (c) Holi (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) Kaveri (d) January
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) school (c) elephant (d) mango
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kenya (c) Eid (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) ball (d) Isha
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country

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