Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 864 · 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) country (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Nepal (c) city (d) January
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) October (c) book (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aarav (c) girl (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) festival (c) month (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) October
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Eid (c) train (d) Chennai
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) festival (c) ball (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) book (d) Myra
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Lucknow (c) Yamuna (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) kite
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kaveri (c) October (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Lucknow (c) India (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) river (c) Godavari (d) Sunday
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Eid (c) boy (d) Chennai
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) pencil (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) school (c) month (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Yash (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Onam (c) ball (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Saanvi (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Japan (c) Godavari (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) March (c) month (d) school
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Manav (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Pongal (c) January (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) Narmada
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) garden (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) school (d) Delhi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city

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