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Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
The names we give in general to persons, places, animals or things of the
same kind are called common nouns.
For example : woman, city, bag, school
The names we give to specific persons, places, animals or things are called
proper nouns.
• Proper nouns always begins with a capital letter.
For example : Mumbai, Rohit, Red Fort, Ramayan
A. Look at the pictures. Write (C) beside Common nouns and (P) beside proper
nouns.
1. 2. 3.
Aeroplane Parineeti Taj Mahal
4. 5. 6.
Max Laptop Kangaroo
B. The nouns (in colour) in these sentences have got mixed up. Choose the
correct nouns to make the sentences meaningfully.
1. The sun shines during the night. moon/stars
2. Take out your book and write with it. notebook/pen
3. Dolphin swims in the sky. sea/land
4. The cat ran after the dog. mouse/squirrel
5. We rowed the balloon across the river. boat/car
6. The lion cub grew up to be a full grown elephant. tiger/lion
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