5 Naming Words

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Read the following sentences.

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Father bought a doll from the shop.
He gave it to Rani. She kept it on
the table. Their dog saw it and

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jumped on it. He started to play with
the doll.
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The words father, doll, shop, Rani,
table, dog are all naming words.
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The word father names a person.
The words table and doll are names of things.
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The word shop names a place.
The word dog names an animal.
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The word Rani is a special name for a person.

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Naming words are names of persons, places, animals and things.

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Other naming words are given below in the box.

Sonu, Rahul, girl, brother, teacher, policeman,
Persons
pilot, aunt, mother
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school, house, garden, kitchen, hospital, Delhi,

Places Kanpur, Goa, Mumbai

pen, pencil, chair, photo, apple, peanut, ball,

Things
knife, water

Animals owl, ant, peacock, dog, lion, cow, horse, butterfly,

and Birds frog

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 A. Look at the pictures given below and read their names. Write them
in proper columns.

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chair umbrella nurse pizza

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school caterpillar giraffe kangaroo
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aunt hospital pilot market

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Persons Places Things Animals

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 B. Underline the naming words in the given sentences.

1. A small boy is flying a kite.

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2. Policemen catch thieves
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and put them in jail.

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Animals and birds also
.............................................................. have names. Rini has a
parrot named ‘Mittoo.’

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3. Grandmother has a cow. It lives in a shed. What do you think
It gives milk. makes ‘Mittoo’ happier?
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K (a) To be in a cage.
(b) To be free.

4. An elephant lives in a forest. It likes to eat leaves and bananas.

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5. Raman lives in a town. He has a cat.

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It loves to eat mice.

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C. Underline the naming words in the stories given below:

1. The magician has a big hat. He keeps a rabbit,

a teddy bear, an egg and candies in it.
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2. Bholu and Mona are friends.

They love to play in the park.
They play with a bat and a ball.

3. Sona has a parrot. She keeps it in a cage.

The parrot eats a guava every day. It wants to fly.
Sona opens the cage and sets it free.

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 4. Neha is a small girl. She meets the flower
fairy. The fairy gives her a big doll. The doll
talks to Neha. She thanks the fairy. She is
very happy.

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D. There are four words in each group. Cross (7) the word that is not a
naming word.
1. pond eyes shoe big

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2. man garden and book
3. axe cry bike cow

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4. office ground eagle this
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E. Take words from the box and complete the story. Fill in the blanks
with the naming words.
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door forest woman princess straw hut wood chair
Diana is a .............. . She gets lost in a .............. . She sees a .............
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made of .............. . The ................ is made of ............... . She looks

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inside the hut. An old ............. sits on a ............. . She smiles at Diana.
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F. Here are some naming words that got mixed up with other
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alphabets. You have to find the naming words. The first letter of
every naming word is in bold. S A S D F A W R R Y
1. F ..... ..... ..... ..... R D X Z C L M A W E R
F U M O O N A S U Q
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2. M ..... ..... N
G M A A W U T A N W
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3. H ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... R H B P N E M E A C Q

4. F ..... N J R Q V R L M Q L E
H E L I C O P T E R
5. U ..... ..... ..... E
W L Q L W Y G Z A Z
6. U..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... A E L A L E Z E X D X
7. M ..... P F A N A N X X Z W Q
A Z A G Z A S D A X
8. V ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... E
L Q P E R N W X L U

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