0Nouns – Naming Words
🔵 What is a Noun?
A noun is a naming word.
It names a person, place, animal, or thing.
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✏️ Examples:
Person Place Animal Thing
teacher school cat book
doctor park dog chair
Riya Delhi tiger pencil
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🟡 Common and Proper Nouns (For Classes 2–5)
A Common Noun is a general name.
➤ Example: boy, city, book
A Proper Noun is a special name.
➤ Example: Rahul, Mumbai, Bible
✍ Remember: Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
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🟢 More Types of Nouns (For Classes 3–5)
Type Meaning Examples
Common Noun General name girl, pen, mountain
Proper Noun Special name Ananya, India, Amazon
Collective Noun Name of a group team, bunch, class
Abstract Noun Name of a feeling or idea joy, anger, kindness
Material Noun Name of a material/substance gold, sugar, milk
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📝 Exercises:
1. Underline the nouns in each sentence:
1. The dog is running in the garden.
2. Rohan is reading a book.
3. The sun is shining.
4. She bought a bag of rice.
5. My mother is a doctor.
2. Write 2 examples for each type of noun:
Common Noun: __________ , __________
Proper Noun: __________ , __________
Collective Noun: __________ , __________
Abstract Noun: __________ , __________
Material Noun: __________ , __________
