Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 997 · 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: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) book
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Pongal
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) Monday (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) March (c) Kaveri (d) October
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) March (d) October
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) March (c) teacher (d) Delhi
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) garden (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Arjun (c) elephant (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) festival (d) Chennai
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Kenya
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) book (d) Diwali
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) month (d) Nisha
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) Chennai
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) month (c) mango (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) garden (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) India
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Kavya (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Japan (c) boy (d) June
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) garden (d) Pune
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Nepal (c) March (d) ball
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) school (d) January
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Delhi (c) train (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) garden (c) Holi (d) October
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) Pune (d) Japan
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Japan (d) mango

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