Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 956 · 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) Godavari (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pune (c) Pongal (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) ball (d) Nisha
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) school (d) Narmada
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Godavari (c) Kenya (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) Nepal (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Japan (c) city (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) book (d) March
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) school (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ira (c) book (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Pune (c) India (d) Friday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) girl (d) mango
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Godavari (c) Sunday (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Manav (c) boy (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) teacher (c) book (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) March (d) Pongal
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) train (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) kite (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) ball (d) Saanvi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) October (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) book (d) India

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