Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 923 · 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) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) Pune
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) March (c) pencil (d) garden
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Eid (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) girl (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) book (c) garden (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) boy (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Myra (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) India (c) Sunday (d) Pongal
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) festival (d) Nisha
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) Eid (d) Kenya
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) river (d) Kavya
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) Diwali
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) mango (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) pencil
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Godavari (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) June (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) girl (c) Holi (d) October
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) month (c) train (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi (c) June (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Chennai (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Holi (c) kite (d) Eid
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival

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