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ANNE’S HIGH SCHOOL

Subject : English Grammar Std. III JULY 2021 (Answer wksheet)
Les. 3 – Nouns: Types (pgs. 17-20) 2nd Formative
A. Proper Noun
 A Proper Noun is the special name of a person, place, animal or thing.

 All Proper Nouns begin with a capital letter. Eg. Rahul, Tina, Mumbai , Taj Mahal.

 Names of the days of the week, months , special days, festivals, rivers, sea, oceans
and holy books are proper nouns. Eg. Monday, July, Republic Day, Diwali, Ganga,
Indian Ocean , Bible.

B. Common Noun
 A common noun is the general name of any person, place, animal or thing.

Eg. Boy , table, market , bus, dog

Ex. 1 Put the following nouns in the right column.

book Sunday Aditi Holi bank May city dog The Red Fort girl

Proper Nouns Common Nouns

Sunday book
Aditi bank
Holi city
May dog
The Red Fort girl

Ex. 2 Write ‘P’ for Proper Noun and ‘C’ for Common Noun.

a. Paris P
b. football C
c. teacher C
d. Quran P
e. Pacific Ocean P
f. Christmas P

Ex 3. Identify and write a proper noun in the column that goes with the common noun.
Common Noun Proper Noun

1. Month June
2. Country India
3. City Mumbai
4. River Ganga
5. Festival Diwali

Write the notes in the Grammar H.W book.