Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 894 · 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: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Eid (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) boy (d) Ishaan
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) Eid (d) Holi
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) city (d) Kenya
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) Yamuna (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) mango (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) March (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Manav (c) pencil (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Vivaan (d) ball
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) India (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Ganga (c) Delhi (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) garden (d) Ganga
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) Lucknow (d) Friday
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) Yamuna
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) elephant (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Rohan (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Chennai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Pongal (d) Delhi
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) ball (d) Nepal
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) June (c) festival (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pune (c) train (d) Japan
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) kite (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) ball (d) Pongal
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) Kaveri (d) book
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month

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