Nouns for Class 3

  • Ages 8–9
  • 6 questions
  • With answers
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What to know first

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, a place, an animal or a thing. Common nouns name any one of a kind, like "city" or "boy". Proper nouns name one particular one, like "Chennai" or "Arjun", and they always start with a capital letter.

Questions

  1. Which word in this sentence is a noun? "The dog ran quickly."

    1. The
    2. dog
    3. ran
    4. quickly

  2. Which of these is a proper noun?

    1. river
    2. city
    3. Ganga
    4. mountain

  3. What is the plural of "child"?

    1. childs
    2. childes
    3. children
    4. childrens

  4. Which word is NOT a noun?

    1. school
    2. happy
    3. teacher
    4. pencil

  5. What kind of noun is "Diwali"?

    1. Common noun
    2. Proper noun
    3. Action word
    4. Describing word

  6. Which sentence uses a capital letter correctly?

    1. We visited delhi last year.
    2. We visited Delhi last year.
    3. we visited Delhi last year.
    4. We Visited delhi last year.

Answers and explanations

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  1. dog"Dog" names an animal, so it is a noun. "Ran" is an action word.
  2. Ganga"Ganga" names one particular river, so it is a proper noun and takes a capital letter.
  3. children"Child" becomes "children" — it does not simply add an s.
  4. happy"Happy" describes something, so it is an adjective, not a naming word.
  5. Proper nounIt names one particular festival, so it is a proper noun.
  6. We visited Delhi last year."Delhi" is a proper noun so it needs a capital, and the sentence starts with one too.

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