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Topic : Proper and Common Nouns
A noun is the name of a person, place, animal, bird, or thing. There are different types of nouns.
A common noun stands for any person, place, animal, bird, or thing.
E.g. boy, city, dog.
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, animal, bird, or thing.
E.g. David, Chennai, Shaykh.
Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
(A) Underline the nouns in the following sentences and write CN for common nouns and PN for proper nouns.
1) Robin is a friend of Batman.
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2) Our uncle visited us on Sunday.
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3) New Delhi is the capital of India.
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4) Rahul plays football.
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5) Jupiter is the largest planet.
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6) The Arabian Sea is to the west of India.
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7) Mohan is reading a book under the tree.
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8) Priya went to the market with her mother.
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9) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
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10) The Ganga is a longer river than the Godavari.
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1. Robin, Batman – Proper Nouns
friend – Common Noun
2. uncle – Common Noun
Sunday – Proper Noun
3. New Delhi, India – Proper Nouns
capital – Common Noun
4. Rahul – Proper Noun
football – Common Noun
5. Jupiter – Proper Noun
planet – Common Noun
6. Arabian Sea, India – Proper Nouns
7. Mohan – Proper Noun
book, tree – Common Nouns
8. Priya – Proper Noun
market, mother – Common Nouns
9. Mount Everest – Proper Noun
mountain – Common Noun
10. Ganga, Godavari – Proper Nouns
river – Common Noun
(B) Prepare word trains of the following as shown.
1) Fruits : plum, mango, orange
2) People :
3) Countries :
4) Rivers :
5) Games :
6) Things :
7) Vegetables :
8) Animals :
2) People : Ravi, Ishaan, Neha
3) Countries : India, Australia, Argentina
4) Rivers : Ganga, Amazon, Nile
5) Games : Cricket, Tennis, Soccer
6) Things : Pen, Notebook, Kite
7) Vegetables : Cabbage, Eggplant, Tomato
8) Animals : Tiger, Rabbit, Tortoise