Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 949 · 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: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) elephant
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) garden
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ira (c) river (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Japan (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) March (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) elephant
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) mango (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) March (d) Yamuna
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) Onam
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Chennai (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) city (c) girl (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Aarav (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) garden (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Onam (c) Japan (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) June (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Dev (d) mango
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Sunday (c) Pune (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) June (c) Japan (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Narmada (c) Chennai (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) January (d) Chennai
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Mumbai (c) Friday (d) March
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Diya (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) teacher (c) girl (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Ananya (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) Onam

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