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CBSE - Class 2 - GIIS - English Grammar - Nouns
Nouns
Naming words are called
nouns.
Noun is a word which
names a person, place, animal or thing.
There are two types of
nouns: 1. Common Nouns and 2. Proper Nouns
Examples of naming words:
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Sentence
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Naming words
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The girl is
laughing.
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girl
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Ria will eat 25
cupcakes.
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Ria
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Common Nouns
A common noun is common word
(or general name) used for persons, places, animals or things.
A common noun starts with
small letter.
A common noun always
consists of one word.
Examples of common nouns:
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Common names
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Examples
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People
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man, woman, children, brother, father, mother,
cousin, nephew, parent, grandma, grandpa, teacher, doctor, judge, cobbler, nurse,
judge, author, girl, boy, etc.
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Place
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country, city, state, street, mountain, hills,
beach, river, park, school, home, playground, etc.
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Animals
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lions, elephants, ants, tigers, birds, sheep,
insects, dog, bee, cow, lizard, monkey, etc.
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Things
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trains, radio, toy, bag, shirt, television, shoe, river,
table, chair, flower, pen, pencil, book, bridge, house, car, door, fruit,
juice, tea, coffee, jam, bicycle, aircraft, computer, etc.
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Proper Nouns
A proper noun names a
particular person or place.
A proper noun always
starts with capital letter.
A proper noun sometimes
consists of two words.
Examples of proper nouns:
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Name of
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Examples
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Individual person
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Ram, Sita, Mini, Raju, Tommy, Mr. Modi, Mrs. Gandhi
Salman, Amir, Mr. Dhoni, Virat, Sania, Saina, Sonakshi
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Individual Animal
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Mickey Mouse, Tom, Jerry, Donal Duck,
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Continents
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Asia, Europe, Africa, America, Australia, Antarctica
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Countries
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India, England, China, Pakistan, Japan, Germany,
United States
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State
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Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujrat, Karnataka, Texas
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City
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Mumbai, Washington, London, Pune, Delhi, New York
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Country people
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Indian, Japanese, Chinese, American, Australian,
European
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Language
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French, German, Hindi, English, Marathi, Urdu
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Subjects
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Mathematics, Physics, Biology
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Day
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday
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Months
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January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
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Religion
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Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Muslim
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Festivals
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Christmas, Diwali, Mother’s day, Eid-ul-Fitr
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Building and Monuments
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India Gate, Taj Mahal, Parliament, Statue of
Liberty, London Bridge
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Park
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National Park, Jurassic Park, Central Park
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Natural objects
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Sun, Moon, Earth
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Ocean
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Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
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Newspaper
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Times of India, New York Times, Pune Mirror
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Mountain
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Mount Everest
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Movie
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Spiderman, Life of Pie, Sultan
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Toy
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Barbie
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Chocolate, Biscuits, etc
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Kit-Kat, Parle-G, Britannia, Cadbury, Snickers
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Car
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Polo, Suzuki, Porsche, Audi, Honda, Ford, Hyundai,
Ferrari
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Drink
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Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Sprite
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River
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Nile, Amazon
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Practice Questions
Q 1. What is noun?
Ans:
Q 2. Write any five
nouns.
Ans: 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Q 3. What is common noun?
Ans:
Q 4. Write any five
common nouns.
Ans: 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Q 5. What is proper noun?
Ans:
Q 6. Write any five
proper nouns.
Ans: 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Q 7. Circle the naming
words in following sentences.
The rabbit is on the log.
The children play games.
Boy jumped over the
fence.
Tia watched a movie.
Delhi is capital of our
country.
He is painting a picture.
Our shop is on first
floor.
His son is lazy.
Trees also grows in cold
regions.
Q 8. With the help of
picture use common nouns in each sentence.
The ____________ is
smiling.
The ____________ are
green.
The ____________ are red.
The ____________ can pick
the strawberries.
Q 9. Circle the common
nouns.
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boy, ball, Maria, road, mountain,
Mount Everest, Washington, rice, chair, drama, dance, cupboard, Mr. Gandhi,
animal, meeting, Germany, building, love, stone, Mickey Mouse, cat
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Q 10. Circle the proper
nouns.
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boy, ball, Maria, road, mountain,
Mount Everest, Washington, rice, chair, drama, dance, cupboard, Mr. Gandhi,
animal, meeting, Germany, building, love, stone, Mickey Mouse, cat
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Q 11. Which is common
noun?
Ans:
Q 12. Which is proper
noun?
Ans:
Q 13. Write the nouns for
pictures shown below.
Ans:
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Q 14. Read the following
story and underline the proper nouns.
It was a lovely summer
day and Jack was getting ready to go to school. He picked up a pair of socks
from a pile of clean clothes.
“These are not my socks.
They are red!” said Jack.
“They are not mine,” said
Mr. John, his father. “You can take them”.
Just then, Jack’s little
sister Anna ran down the stairs and said, ‘’I have a play today remember. I am
playing Little Red Riding Hood. I told you, right? But I can’t find my socks.’’
“So they were yours?’’
Jack tossed them to his
sister
Q 15. Read the sentence
and circle the common noun.
Trisha is her cousin.
I like these beautiful
flowers.
She played with her
brother.
The bus stopped suddenly.
Birds migrate when it
gets cold.
We saw many animals at
the zoo.
My sister is very sweet.
I have a dog as my pet.
Most kids love playing.
How many lollipops do you
have?
I will sleep in my bed.
Mr. Kale lives in small
town.
Lets go to the movie.
We are going to the park
today.
I like ice-cream during summer.
Q 16. Read the sentence
and circle the proper noun.
India is a beautiful
country.
Disneyland is an
amusement park.
Nisha loves playing with
dolls.
Mount Everest is highest
mountain in the world.
I was born on Sunday
I born in the month of
February.
Liesha told me the entire
story.
India is big country
Mrs. Vhora is my teacher.
I want to visit river Amazon.
Q 17. In the following
sentence underline noun? Circle whether it is common noun or proper noun.
My sister is coming home.
Common noun -
Proper noun
Mr. John likes to go
work.
Common noun -
Proper noun
Do we have to attend the
wedding?
Common noun -
Proper noun
The cycles in this shop
are all brand new.
Common noun - Proper
noun
The comb is brown and
long.
Common noun -
Proper noun
Q 18. Match the
following.
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Person
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Tiger
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Place
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Toy
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Animal
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Mountain
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Thing
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Father
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Q 19. Circle the odd.
Donald, drummer, boy
friend, classmate, David
boy, Ram, Ramesh
bridge, London Bridge,
river
dog, Tommy, puppy
India, country, state
table, desk, Mumbai
mother, Dr. Smith, father
computer, laptop, Acer
Tom, Jerry, cartoon
Q 20. Write following
proper nouns in correct manner.
Q 22. Match common nouns
with proper nouns.
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Person
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China
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Continent
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Indian
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Country
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Indira
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Country People
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Chinese
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Language
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Mathematics
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Subject
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Asia
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Day
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Maharashtra
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Month
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National Park
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Religion
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Times of India
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Festival
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English
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Mountain
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February
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Building / Monument
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Sunday
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Planet
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Diwali
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News Paper
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Mount Everest
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Park
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India Gate
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State
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Earth
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Q 23. Complete the
following with proper nouns.
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Your name
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Your School name
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Your teachers name
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Your city name
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Your country name
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Your language
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Your favorite festival
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Your favorite movie
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Your favorite chocolate
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Your favorite actor
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Your favorite day
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Your birthday month
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The day on which you born
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Q 21. Complete the table.
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Noun
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Proper / Common?
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Mr. Obama
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aunt
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owl
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Taj Mahal
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Mini
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Africa
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shoe
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Hindi
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hotel
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Christmas
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Q 24. Write the sentence
correctly.
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My family’s
favorite place for vacation is goa.
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I am indian.
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Lets go to
mcdonald’s today.
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virat is captain
of the team.
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spiderman is blockbuster
movie.
Q 25. Tick the correct
option.
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swing
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Common
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Proper
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tree
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Common
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Proper
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Mr. Smith
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Common
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Proper
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Sophie
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Common
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Proper
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book
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Common
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Proper
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Rome
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Common
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Proper
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