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Language Ladder                      GRAMMAR                                     Language Skills


                                            Common and Proper Nouns

                   A common noun is the common name given to persons, places, animals or

                   things of same kind.

                   A proper noun is the particular name of a person, a place, an animal or a
                   thing.


                      Common Nouns                                  Proper Nouns
                      Kingdom                                       Vijayanagar


                      State                                         Karnataka
                      Courtier                                      Tenali Rama


                      Meal                                          Khichri

            A.  Write a proper noun suggested by each common noun.

                 1.  country                                            2.      book

                 3.  city                                               4.      car

                 5.  river                                              6.      school

                 7.  singer                                             8.      athlete

                 9.  bird                                             10.       herb

              11.  village                                            12.       state

            B.  Underline the common noun. Circle the proper noun.

                 Vidhan has a brother and a sister. Their names are Vihaan and Vidhi. Their

                 parents are born in Mumbai. Vidhan goes to school everyday. He is learning
                 a language called French. Vidhi reads a book about the Middle Ages. Vihaan

                 studies in America. Vidhi is also a Kathak dancer.



                    Listen and Discover                                                               Listening Skills



            Listen carefully and write true or false for the following questions.

            1.  A king asked a question about number of crows in the city.

            2.  A man answered the questions correctly.


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