Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 928 · 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: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) ball (c) garden (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) January (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Neel (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) teacher (d) mango
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) month (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Saanvi (c) elephant (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Japan (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) India (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) January
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) train (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) festival (d) Kolkata
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) girl (d) book
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) kite
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) January
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) June
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Myra (d) kite
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) mango (d) Holi
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) January (c) book (d) June
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) train (d) Priya
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kenya (c) Yamuna (d) June
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Tara (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) garden (d) Aditya
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Yamuna (c) Nepal (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) book
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) garden

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