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NSLook at the pictures and read the following sentences.
1. is watching TV.Sanjeev
2. The is a wild animal. �ger
3. is a historical city.Agra
4. She cuts vegetables with a .knife
• In sentence 1, the word ‘ ’ is the name of a person.Sanjeev
• In sentence 2, the word ‘ ’ is the name of an animal.�ger
• In sentence 3, the word ‘ ’ is the name of a place.Agra
• In sentence 4, the word ‘ ’ is the name of a thing.knife
Words which are used for people, places, animals or things are called nouns.
The Noun : Kinds of Nouns
Kinds of Nouns
A. Proper Nouns Proper nouns are the special names given to certain common
nouns. They always begin with a capital le�er.
For Example: Manoj, Ramesh (special names of persons) Mumbai, Kolkata (special names of ci�es) Ganga, Yamuna (special names of rivers) Monday, Tuesday (special names of days)
India, China (special names of countries)
B. Common Nouns Common nouns are the names of people, animals, places or things of
the same kind.
For Example: girl, flower, city, country, river, day
C. Collec�ve Nouns Collec�ve nouns are word for groups of people, animals or things.
For Example:
army (a group of soldiers)
bouquet (a group of flowers)
bunch (a group of keys)
fleet (a group of ships)
flock (a group of birds)
herd (a group of ca�le)
shoal (a group of fish swimming together)
team (a group of players)
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FRIENDS P
UBLICATIO
NSLook at the pictures and read the following sentences.
1. is watching TV.Sanjeev
2. The is a wild animal. �ger
3. is a historical city.Agra
4. She cuts vegetables with a .knife
• In sentence 1, the word ‘ ’ is the name of a person.Sanjeev
• In sentence 2, the word ‘ ’ is the name of an animal.�ger
• In sentence 3, the word ‘ ’ is the name of a place.Agra
• In sentence 4, the word ‘ ’ is the name of a thing.knife
Words which are used for people, places, animals or things are called nouns.
The Noun : Kinds of Nouns
Kinds of Nouns
A. Proper Nouns Proper nouns are the special names given to certain common
nouns. They always begin with a capital le�er.
For Example: Manoj, Ramesh (special names of persons) Mumbai, Kolkata (special names of ci�es) Ganga, Yamuna (special names of rivers) Monday, Tuesday (special names of days)
India, China (special names of countries)
B. Common Nouns Common nouns are the names of people, animals, places or things of
the same kind.
For Example: girl, flower, city, country, river, day
C. Collec�ve Nouns Collec�ve nouns are word for groups of people, animals or things.
For Example:
army (a group of soldiers)
bouquet (a group of flowers)
bunch (a group of keys)
fleet (a group of ships)
flock (a group of birds)
herd (a group of ca�le)
shoal (a group of fish swimming together)
team (a group of players)
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NSA. Write the noun which is different from the others in these lists. 1. red, blue, colour, yellow, green __________ 2. potato, vegetable, cauliflower, brinjal, capsicum __________ 3. lion, �ger, wolf, buffalo, animal __________ 4. planet, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn __________ 5. apple, papaya, mango, fruit, banana __________
B. Here is a list of nouns. bu�on secretary spider shopkeeper wolf player photograph dancer nurse clinic library church stadium panther zoo file bread wristwatch zebra fox
Now arrange them in correct columns. Persons Places Animals Things ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
C. Pick out nouns in the following sentences and write them on the given lines.
1. The hunter kills the �gress. hunter �gress 2. Egypt is an African country. _________ _________ 3. The girl sings a sweet song. _________ _________ 4. The woodcu�er has cut many trees._________ _________ 5. Jaipur is a historical city. _________ _________
ExercisesExercises 6. My uncle is an advocate. _________ _________ 7. English is my favourite subject. _________ _________ 8. Mango is a sweet fruit. _________ _________ 9. Her aunt is a wise woman. _________ _________ 10. Cricket is a popular game. _________ _________
D. Choose and write the correct collec�ve nouns in the boxes given under the following pictures.
Team Flock Army Fleet Bunch Bouquet
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NSA. Write the noun which is different from the others in these lists. 1. red, blue, colour, yellow, green __________ 2. potato, vegetable, cauliflower, brinjal, capsicum __________ 3. lion, �ger, wolf, buffalo, animal __________ 4. planet, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn __________ 5. apple, papaya, mango, fruit, banana __________
B. Here is a list of nouns. bu�on secretary spider shopkeeper wolf player photograph dancer nurse clinic library church stadium panther zoo file bread wristwatch zebra fox
Now arrange them in correct columns. Persons Places Animals Things ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
C. Pick out nouns in the following sentences and write them on the given lines.
1. The hunter kills the �gress. hunter �gress 2. Egypt is an African country. _________ _________ 3. The girl sings a sweet song. _________ _________ 4. The woodcu�er has cut many trees._________ _________ 5. Jaipur is a historical city. _________ _________
ExercisesExercises 6. My uncle is an advocate. _________ _________ 7. English is my favourite subject. _________ _________ 8. Mango is a sweet fruit. _________ _________ 9. Her aunt is a wise woman. _________ _________ 10. Cricket is a popular game. _________ _________
D. Choose and write the correct collec�ve nouns in the boxes given under the following pictures.
Team Flock Army Fleet Bunch Bouquet
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NS
Person Book
Monument Sportsperson River
Monument
E. Tick (ü) the balloons with nouns wri�en on them.
F. Look at the pictures. Match the proper nouns with the following common nouns.
Anil
Write
JuneSing
Push
Dog
1
a. Taj Mahal
b. Ganga
c. Sachin
d. Qutub Minar
e. Mother Teresa
f. The Gita
A T OTH SP Y IME W UN NL IPLAYTI NME H WIT OUNS
GITA
G. See the following pictures, then try to fit words in the given crossword. The words to be fi�ed in are all nouns.
The groups will have one minute to fill the columns with as many nouns as they can. The teacher will manage and check the ac�vity. The group with the correct list will be the winner.longest fully
I. Make a picture dic�onary of collec�ve nouns. Paste pictures of collec�ve nouns in a booklet. Also name the collec�ve nouns.
H. Group Work Ask students to form groups. Each group will make a four-column
chart as given below.
JOY DRILL
Person Place Animal Things
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FRIENDS P
UBLICATIO
NS
Person Book
Monument Sportsperson River
Monument
E. Tick (ü) the balloons with nouns wri�en on them.
F. Look at the pictures. Match the proper nouns with the following common nouns.
Anil
Write
JuneSing
Push
Dog
1
a. Taj Mahal
b. Ganga
c. Sachin
d. Qutub Minar
e. Mother Teresa
f. The Gita
A T OTH SP Y IME W UN NL IPLAYTI NME H WIT OUNS
GITA
G. See the following pictures, then try to fit words in the given crossword. The words to be fi�ed in are all nouns.
The groups will have one minute to fill the columns with as many nouns as they can. The teacher will manage and check the ac�vity. The group with the correct list will be the winner.longest fully
I. Make a picture dic�onary of collec�ve nouns. Paste pictures of collec�ve nouns in a booklet. Also name the collec�ve nouns.
H. Group Work Ask students to form groups. Each group will make a four-column
chart as given below.
JOY DRILL
Person Place Animal Things
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