Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 934 · 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: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) city (d) Meera
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) book (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) October (c) Pongal (d) Pune
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Pune
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Godavari (c) book (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) March (d) Kaveri
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Delhi (c) June (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) October
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Onam (c) Ganga (d) pencil
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ira (c) book (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rohan (c) mango (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) boy (c) March (d) June
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) kite (c) teacher (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) girl (d) October
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) January (c) mango (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) India (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) teacher (d) Chennai
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) Diwali (d) June
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) June (c) ball (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) river (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) book (d) Diya

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