Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 918 · 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: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) festival (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) river (c) Ganga (d) Delhi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) Pooja (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) school (d) Monday
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) book (d) Godavari
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kolkata (c) Narmada (d) book
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Kenya (c) ball (d) Sunday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) mango (d) Jaipur
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) girl (c) river (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) month (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) January (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Riya (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Friday (c) train (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) elephant (d) Isha
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) garden (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Holi (c) festival (d) Delhi
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Yash (d) train
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) train (d) Kolkata
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) month (d) Myra
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) Narmada
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Farhan (c) pencil (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Mumbai (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Japan (c) festival (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) garden

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