English

Nouns

Class 3

🎯 Learning Objectives

Students will understand what a noun is.
Students will learn the difference between common nouns and proper nouns.
Students will know that proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Students will identify nouns in sentences from everyday life.

📖 Let Us Begin!

Look around your classroom. You can see a teacher, a blackboard, books, and your friends. Now look outside the window. You might see trees, birds, and the sky.

Every thing, person, place, and animal has a name. These naming words are called nouns. Let us learn all about them!

What Is a Noun?

A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing.

Everything around us has a name. That name is a noun.

Person: mother, father, teacher, doctor, farmer

Place: school, market, park, hospital, temple

Animal: dog, cow, parrot, elephant, fish

Thing: book, pencil, chair, ball, water

Think about it: What are the nouns in this sentence? "Rani reads a book in the library."

Common Nouns

A common noun is a general name for any person, place, animal, or thing. It does not begin with a capital letter (unless it starts a sentence).

Examples: boy, girl, city, river, dog, school, pen, mango

We say "a boy" because there are many boys. We say "a city" because there are many cities. These are common nouns.

Proper Nouns

A proper noun is the special name of a particular person, place, animal, or thing. It always begins with a capital letter.

Common Noun	Proper Noun
boy	Rahul, Arjun
girl	Priya, Meena
city	Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai
river	Ganga, Yamuna
school	Kendriya Vidyalaya
festival	Diwali, Eid, Christmas

Remember: Your name is a proper noun. It always starts with a capital letter!

📝 Key Words

Word	Meaning
Noun	A naming word for a person, place, animal, or thing
Common noun	A general name (boy, city, river)
Proper noun	A special name that starts with a capital letter (Rahul, Delhi, Ganga)
Capital letter	A big letter like A, B, C used at the start of proper nouns

⭐ Key Points to Remember

A noun is a naming word for a person, place, animal, or thing.
Common nouns are general names: teacher, city, dog, book.
Proper nouns are special names: Asha, Jaipur, Ganga. They always start with a capital letter.
Every sentence has at least one noun.

✏️ Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. A word that names a person, place, animal, or thing is called a .

2. Delhi, Ganga, and Priya are examples of nouns.

3. Proper nouns always begin with a letter.

4. The words book, pen, and chair are nouns.

5. The name of your school is a noun.

B. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a proper noun?

(a) river(b) Yamuna(c) city(d) teacher

2. Which word is a common noun?

(a) Rani(b) Mumbai(c) garden(d) Diwali

3. Proper nouns always start with a __________.

(a) small letter(b) number(c) capital letter(d) full stop

C. Short Answer Questions

1. Pick out the nouns from this sentence: "The girl plays with a ball in the park."

2. Write two common nouns and two proper nouns from your classroom.

3. Why do proper nouns begin with a capital letter?

🎨 Think and Do -- Fun Activity

Noun Hunt: Look around your home. Find five things and write their common nouns. Then write the proper noun for your city, your school, and your best friend.

Common Noun (thing at home)	Proper Noun (special name)
1.	My city:
2.	My school:
3.	My best friend:
4.	My state:
5.	A festival I like:

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Learning Objectives

Students will understand what a noun is.
Students will learn the difference between common nouns and proper nouns.
Students will know that proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Students will identify nouns in sentences from everyday life.

Let Us Begin!

Look around your classroom. You can see a teacher, a blackboard, books, and your friends. Now look outside the window. You might see trees, birds, and the sky.

Every thing, person, place, and animal has a name. These naming words are called nouns. Let us learn all about them!

What Is a Noun?

A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing.

Everything around us has a name. That name is a noun.

Person: mother, father, teacher, doctor, farmer

Place: school, market, park, hospital, temple

Animal: dog, cow, parrot, elephant, fish

Thing: book, pencil, chair, ball, water

Think about it: What are the nouns in this sentence? "Rani reads a book in the library."

Common Nouns

A common noun is a general name for any person, place, animal, or thing. It does not begin with a capital letter (unless it starts a sentence).

Examples: boy, girl, city, river, dog, school, pen, mango

We say "a boy" because there are many boys. We say "a city" because there are many cities. These are common nouns.

Proper Nouns

A proper noun is the special name of a particular person, place, animal, or thing. It always begins with a capital letter.

Common Noun	Proper Noun
boy	Rahul, Arjun
girl	Priya, Meena
city	Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai
river	Ganga, Yamuna
school	Kendriya Vidyalaya
festival	Diwali, Eid, Christmas

Remember: Your name is a proper noun. It always starts with a capital letter!

Key Words and Meanings

Word	Meaning
Noun	A naming word for a person, place, animal, or thing
Common noun	A general name (boy, city, river)
Proper noun	A special name that starts with a capital letter (Rahul, Delhi, Ganga)
Capital letter	A big letter like A, B, C used at the start of proper nouns

Key Points to Remember

A noun is a naming word for a person, place, animal, or thing.
Common nouns are general names: teacher, city, dog, book.
Proper nouns are special names: Asha, Jaipur, Ganga. They always start with a capital letter.
Every sentence has at least one noun.

Examples from Daily Life

Example 1: At School

"Anita sits on a bench in the classroom." Here, Anita is a proper noun. Bench and classroom are common nouns.

Example 2: At Home

"Mother cooks rice in the kitchen." All three bold words are common nouns because they are general names.

Example 3: Proper Nouns Need Capital Letters

Wrong: ravi lives in mumbai. Right: Ravi lives in Mumbai. Proper nouns must always begin with a capital letter.

Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

A word that names a person, place, animal, or thing is called a .
Delhi, Ganga, and Priya are examples of nouns.
Proper nouns always begin with a letter.
The words book, pen, and chair are nouns.
The name of your school is a noun.

B. Multiple Choice Questions

Which of these is a proper noun?
(a) river(b) Yamuna(c) city(d) teacher
Which word is a common noun?
(a) Rani(b) Mumbai(c) garden(d) Diwali
Proper nouns always start with a __________.
(a) small letter(b) number(c) capital letter(d) full stop

C. Short Answer Questions

Pick out the nouns from this sentence: "The girl plays with a ball in the park."
Write two common nouns and two proper nouns from your classroom.
Why do proper nouns begin with a capital letter?

Think and Do -- Fun Activity

Noun Hunt: Look around your home. Find five things and write their common nouns. Then write the proper noun for your city, your school, and your best friend.

Common Noun (thing at home)	Proper Noun (special name)
1.	My city:
2.	My school:
3.	My best friend:
4.	My state:
5.	A festival I like:

Nouns

🎯 Learning Objectives

📖 Let Us Begin!

What Is a Noun?

Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

📝 Key Words

✏️ Practice Questions

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