Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 912 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) India (c) Holi (d) Kaveri
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) river (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) Eid
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) pencil
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) river (c) Friday (d) June
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Diwali (c) Yamuna (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kunal (c) book (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) mango (d) Rahul
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Delhi (c) India (d) mango
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) girl (d) Godavari
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) June (c) Mumbai (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) Holi (d) India
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) train (d) India
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Vivaan (d) garden
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) mango (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) train (d) Japan
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Onam (c) boy (d) Lucknow
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) month (d) ball
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) garden (d) Myra
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Narmada (c) Godavari (d) teacher
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Monday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yash (c) pencil (d) boy
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Rohan (c) pencil (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) girl (d) Meera
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city

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