Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 932 · 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: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) ball (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) October
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) Eid (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) month (c) Delhi (d) Pongal
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Friday (c) Eid (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) pencil (c) Delhi (d) Japan
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Pongal (c) Ganga (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) city (d) Ganga
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) city (d) Nepal
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Riya
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) Godavari
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) March (d) Pongal
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) mango (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) ball (c) book (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Narmada (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Sunday
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) river (c) Onam (d) Nepal
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Onam
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) school (d) Rahul
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) Chennai (d) Monday
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) train (d) Kenya
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) train (d) Diya
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month

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