Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 871 · 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: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) city (d) Yash
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Riya (c) kite (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) January (c) Godavari (d) Delhi
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) June
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) India (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kabir (c) teacher (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) January (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) school (c) book (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) school (c) mango (d) pencil
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Neel (c) month (d) boy
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) March (c) Jaipur (d) Delhi
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pongal (c) mango (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) train (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) train (c) garden (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) June (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) festival (c) month (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) kite (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) June (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) elephant (d) Holi
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Saanvi (c) girl (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar