Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 909 · 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.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Onam (c) river (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) girl (c) river (d) mango
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) book (c) month (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) school (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Onam (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) book (d) Priya
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) boy (c) kite (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) Friday (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) mango (c) boy (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) month (d) Kaveri
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) Japan (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) January (c) city (d) Pune
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) train (c) Onam (d) Kolkata
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) mango (d) boy
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) ball (c) elephant (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) June (d) Kolkata
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) October (c) Diwali (d) pencil
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) Lucknow
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Lucknow (c) Kaveri (d) Onam
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) kite (d) Nepal

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