Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 958 · 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) Friday (b) garden (c) January (d) Pune
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) elephant (c) March (d) Pongal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) book (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) Kaveri (d) Delhi
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) book (c) month (d) garden
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) Onam
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Narmada (c) train (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) train (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Yamuna (c) Delhi (d) Jaipur
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Rohan (c) river (d) mango
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) festival (c) kite (d) train
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Onam (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pongal (c) city (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) city (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) March (d) Godavari
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) festival (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Nisha (c) festival (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) October (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) train (c) month (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) garden (d) India
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) train (d) Kabir
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) ball (d) river

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