Nouns

Nouns

Naming Words

   Everything around us has a name.

·        Naming words are called nouns.

·        We use words for naming something or someone.

·        In simple words, the words that we use for naming people, places, animals and things are called nouns.

Nouns can be common and special. Names of a group or class of general people, place or thing are called common names.

They are also called as Common Nouns. For example: table, school, park, beach, city etc.

Special names name a specific person, place, or thing. They are also called proper nouns.

They always begin with capital letters. For example: Narendra Modi, January, India, River Ganga etc.

A name can be for one or for more than one thing or person. We can change one into many by adding the letter ‘s’.

Naming word for one person or thing is called singular noun.

Naming word for more than one thing or person is called plural nouns.

Names which can be counted are called countable nouns. For example: boy, girl, bird, apple.

Names that are countable can be singular or plural.

Names which cannot be counted are called uncountable nouns. For example: water, rice, oil, milk. Names that are uncountable are always singular

The naming words that we use for boys are called He names. For example: boy, man, king, nephew and uncle.

They are also called as Masculine nouns.

The naming words that we use for girls are called She names. For example: girl, woman, queen, niece and aunt.

They are also called as Feminine nouns.

Poll

A. Tick (✓) the words that are noun . (Examples: Park noun✓)

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• bird

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