Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 972 · 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: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Delhi (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) girl (c) kite (d) garden
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) Diya (d) mango
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Nepal (c) Diwali (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) mango (d) Godavari
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) kite (c) Onam (d) Narmada
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Eid (c) Mumbai (d) Godavari
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Eid (c) pencil (d) Nepal
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Kavya (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) school (d) Monday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Isha (c) school (d) pencil
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) June (c) Monday (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) city (c) garden (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) ball (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Diwali (c) Mumbai (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) India (d) girl
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) river (d) Friday
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Dev (c) river (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) teacher (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) boy (d) Eid
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) January (c) Diwali (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) mango (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) kite (d) Onam
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) Friday
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month

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