Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 957 · 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: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diya (c) mango (d) boy
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) boy (d) Saanvi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Zoya (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) boy (c) March (d) Lucknow
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) March (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) garden (d) Yash
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) India (c) city (d) Pongal
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Friday (d) mango
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) book (d) Omkar
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Ganga (c) Japan (d) pencil
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) city (c) ball (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Ananya (c) festival (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) India (d) pencil
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) kite (c) month (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) India (c) Diwali (d) Sunday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) Mumbai (d) Pune
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) Holi
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Nisha (c) river (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Isha
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Onam (c) book (d) Japan
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) girl (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) festival (c) boy (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) river

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