Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 986 · 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: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) pencil (c) school (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Sunday (c) month (d) Monday
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) school (c) Onam (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Aarav (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) Eid
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) ball (d) Monday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) October
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) month (d) Omkar
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) June (c) school (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) river (c) boy (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) festival (d) Farhan
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Pongal (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) Monday (d) Jaipur
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) India (c) girl (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) river (d) mango
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) garden (d) March
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) garden (c) girl (d) kite
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) book (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) elephant (d) ball
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) school (d) ball
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) city (c) Narmada (d) Mumbai
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Nepal (d) teacher
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country

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