Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 961 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) June (d) book
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Onam (c) girl (d) January
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) river (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) river (d) teacher
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) city (d) Priya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Japan (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Pune (c) March (d) Godavari
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) January
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Godavari
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) festival (d) March
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) train (c) city (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kenya (c) Diwali (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) teacher
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) pencil (d) Holi
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) October (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) city (c) Narmada (d) Japan
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Chennai (c) Diwali (d) Monday
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pongal (c) Nepal (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) January (c) Narmada (d) Holi
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) January (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Saanvi (c) month (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) teacher (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Ganga (c) book (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) teacher
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city

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