Students will understand what a naming word (noun) is.
Students will identify naming words for persons, places, animals, and things.
Students will find naming words in simple sentences.
Students will use naming words from Indian daily life.
📖 Let Us Begin!
Look at the things around you. You can see a book, a chair, and a bag. You know your teacher and your friends. You live in a house in a city. All these words — book, chair, teacher, house — are naming words. We call them nouns!
What Is a Naming Word?
A naming word is a word that gives a name to a person, place, animal, or thing.
Person: Ravi, Meena, mother, teacher, doctor
Place: school, market, park, Delhi, temple
Animal: cow, dog, parrot, elephant, fish
Thing: book, pencil, roti, ball, mango
Think: Can you name three things you see in your classroom right now?
Naming Words in Sentences
Sentence
Naming Words
Ravi eats a mango.
Ravi, mango
The cow is in the field.
cow, field
Meena goes to school.
Meena, school
The dog has a ball.
dog, ball
Sita lives in Delhi.
Sita, Delhi
Naming Words from Indian Daily Life
Person
Place
Animal
Thing
Arjun
temple
cow
roti
mother
market
parrot
diya
teacher
school
elephant
book
farmer
village
buffalo
pot
📝 Key Words
Word
Meaning
Naming word
A word that names a person, place, animal, or thing
Noun
Another name for a naming word
Person
A human being (Ravi, mother, teacher)
Place
A location (school, park, Delhi)
Thing
An object we can see or touch (book, ball, mango)
⭐ Key Points to Remember
A naming word gives a name to a person, place, animal, or thing.
Naming words are also called nouns.
Every sentence has at least one naming word.
Names of people and places start with a capital letter.
Examples: Ravi, school, cow, mango are all naming words.
✏️ Practice Questions
A. Fill in the Blanks
1. A word that names a person, place, animal, or thing is called a .
2. In the sentence "Meena has a book", the naming words are Meena and .
3. "School" is a naming word for a .
4. "Cow" is a naming word for an .
5. Naming words are also called .
B. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a naming word for a place?
(a) run(b) park(c) big(d) happy
2. Which word is a naming word for a person?
(a) mango(b) school(c) Arjun(d) jump
3. Find the naming word: "The dog runs fast."
(a) runs(b) fast(c) dog(d) the
C. Short Answer Questions
1. Write two naming words for each: a person, a place, an animal, a thing.
2. Find the naming words in this sentence: "Sita and Ravi play in the park."
3. Write a sentence using the naming word "mango".
🎨 Fun Activity -- Name It!
Sort these words into the correct column: Ravi, temple, parrot, pencil, Meena, market, elephant, roti, Delhi, teacher
Person
Place
Animal
Thing
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Students will understand what a naming word (noun) is.
Students will identify naming words for persons, places, animals, and things.
Students will find naming words in simple sentences.
Students will use naming words from Indian daily life.
Let Us Begin!
Look at the things around you. You can see a book, a chair, and a bag. You know your teacher and your friends. All these words are naming words. We call them nouns!
What Is a Naming Word?
A naming word is a word that gives a name to a person, place, animal, or thing.
Person: Ravi, Meena, mother, teacher, doctor
Place: school, market, park, Delhi, temple
Animal: cow, dog, parrot, elephant, fish
Thing: book, pencil, roti, ball, mango
Think: Can you name three things you see in your classroom right now?
Naming Words in Sentences
Sentence
Naming Words
Ravi eats a mango.
Ravi, mango
The cow is in the field.
cow, field
Meena goes to school.
Meena, school
The dog has a ball.
dog, ball
Sita lives in Delhi.
Sita, Delhi
Naming Words from Indian Daily Life
Person
Place
Animal
Thing
Arjun
temple
cow
roti
mother
market
parrot
diya
teacher
school
elephant
book
farmer
village
buffalo
pot
Key Words
Word
Meaning
Naming word
A word that names a person, place, animal, or thing
Noun
Another name for a naming word
Person
A human being (Ravi, mother, teacher)
Place
A location (school, park, Delhi)
Thing
An object we can see or touch (book, ball, mango)
English -- Class 2 (continued)
Topic: Naming Words (Nouns) -- Practice
Key Points to Remember
A naming word gives a name to a person, place, animal, or thing.
Naming words are also called nouns.
Every sentence has at least one naming word.
Names of people and places start with a capital letter.
Examples: Ravi, school, cow, mango are all naming words.
Examples
Example 1
"Meena drinks milk every morning." The naming words are Meena (person) and milk (thing).
Example 2
"The parrot sits on the tree." The naming words are parrot (animal) and tree (thing).
Practice Questions
A. Fill in the Blanks
A word that names a person, place, animal, or thing is called a .
In the sentence "Meena has a book", the naming words are Meena and .
"School" is a naming word for a .
"Cow" is a naming word for an .
Naming words are also called .
B. Multiple Choice Questions
Which of these is a naming word for a place?
(a) run(b) park(c) big(d) happy
Which word is a naming word for a person?
(a) mango(b) school(c) Arjun(d) jump
Find the naming word: "The dog runs fast."
(a) runs(b) fast(c) dog(d) the
C. Short Answer Questions
Write two naming words for each: a person, a place, an animal, a thing.
Find the naming words in this sentence: "Sita and Ravi play in the park."
Write a sentence using the naming word "mango".
Fun Activity -- Name It!
Sort these words into the correct column: Ravi, temple, parrot, pencil, Meena, market, elephant, roti, Delhi, teacher