Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 984 · 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) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) river (c) Ganga (d) June
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) Holi (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) Lucknow
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) girl (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Godavari (c) Pune (d) teacher
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Chennai (c) river (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) India (d) Friday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Kabir (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) garden (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) month (d) Narmada
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) Eid
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) India (c) January (d) Monday
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) pencil (c) festival (d) train
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) Friday (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Mumbai (c) Onam (d) mango
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Friday (c) Lucknow (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) train (d) October
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Kenya (d) girl
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) India (c) month (d) Jaipur
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Friday (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Neel (d) teacher
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Saanvi (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Dev (d) kite

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