Common Noun and Proper Noun Worksheet for Class 2

Common Noun	Proper Noun
Boy	Mohan
City	Delhi
Country	India
River	Yamuna

Words which are used as names of persons, animals, places, or things are called Nouns.

Words used to name persons, animals, things, or places are nouns.

A proper Noun is the special name of a particular person or place. For example, John is a proper Noun, for it is the name of a boy. In the same way, Chandigarh is a Proper noun, because it is the name of a particular city.

A Proper Noun always begins with a capital letter.

The name girl can be given to any or every girl – To Sita, Fiona, Mary, Jill, etc. It does not point out any particular girl. It is a name common to all girls. It is therefore called a Common Noun. In the same way, the name city is called a Common Noun, because it does not point out any particular city, such as Jaipur, Patna, Bangalore, Hyderabad, but is used for any and every city in any part of the world.

A Noun that does not point out any particular person, place, or thing, but is common to all persons, places, or things of the same class or kind, is called a Common Noun.

Common Noun and Proper Noun Worksheet for Class 2

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with Noun Pairs from the box.

East-west   mother-father  salt-pepper  Laurel-Hardy  Hide-seek  History-Geography  tea-coffee  heaven- Earth

1. Please pass me the ________ and __________.
2. The sun appears to rise in the ________ and set in the ________.
3. Sanjeev moved _______ and ________ to print this book in time.
4. Mona likes milky _________ and ________.
5. Sita’s ___________ and _______ have gone to Goa.
6. The children are playing ________ and ________ in the park.
7. _______ is thin and _________ is fat.
8. Rohit likes studying ___________ and __________.

Exercise 2

Underline the words in the sentence and write whether it’s a common noun or a proper noun.

1. I don’t like coffee very much.
2. Priya is an intelligent girl.
3. Cricket is my favourite sport.
4. The Tiger is an endangered animal.
5. There are a lot of spoons on the table.
6. Mr. Gupta is a good teacher.
7. He studies at Hill Top School.
8. The Ganges River flows in India.
9. Ravi lives in a city.
10. Delhi is the capital of India.
11. A dog is a loyal animal.
12. I gave my friend a red rose.
13. The food was kept on the table.
14. She can drive a car.
15. He has a Maruti Suzuki car.
16. Jolly is her best friend.
17. He does not have a friend.
18. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is written by Lewis Carroll.
19. Ram reads a storybook in the library.
20. He watched the movie The Lion King.

Common Nouns include Collective Nouns and Abstract Nouns.

A Collective Noun is the name of a number (or collection) of persons or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. For example, crowd, herd, flock, family, and nation.

An abstract Noun is the name of a quality, action, or state considered apart from the object to which it belongs. It is something which we can neither see nor touch, but we can only think of. For instance, honesty, courage, joy, pain, kindness, and darkness.

Exercise 3

Point out the nouns in the following sentences, and say whether they are Common, Proper, Collective, or Abstract Nouns.

1. Our team won the match.
2. The Taj Mahal is in Agra.
3. The crowd was very big.
4. People wear woolly clothes in winter.
5. John is kind to animals.
6. Our class consists of sixty students.
7. This room is small.
8. The boy was doing his homework.
9. Akbar was a brave king.
10. We should maintain cleanliness.

Exercise 4

Identify the common nouns.

1. Sita is an intelligent girl.
2. Monkeys live in the forest.
3. Ten boys are dancing.
4. The woman gave food to the beggar.
5. The old man feeds the birds.
6. Rivers give us fresh food.
7. We bought a new home.
8. My father is a teacher.
9. Dogs are loyal.
10. Some people are helpful.

Exercise 5

Identify the proper nouns.

1. Ravi is a clever boy.
2. Fiona went to the library.
3. They went to the HDFC Bank.
4. He drove the Honda City fast.
5. They are going to Mumbai next week.
6. The Nile River is the longest in Africa.
7. The Himalayan mountain has snow-covered peaks.
8. She studies in Saint Mary School.
9. His dog’s name is Tobby.
10.  Priya likes swimming.

Answers

Exercise 1

1. Please pass me the salt and pepper.
2. The sun appears to rise in the East and set in the west.
3. Sanjeev moved heaven and Earth to print this book in time.
4. Mona likes milky tea and coffee.
5. Sita’s mother and father have gone to Goa.
6. The children are playing hide and seek in the park.
7. Laurel is thin and Hardy is fat.
8. Rohit likes studying History and Geography.

Exercise 2

1. coffee — Common noun
2. Priya — Proper noun; girl — Common noun
3. Cricket — Common noun; sport — Common noun
4. Tiger — Common noun; animal — Common noun
5. spoons — Common noun; table — Common noun
6. Mr. Gupta — Proper noun; teacher — Common noun
7. Hill Top School — Proper noun
8. Ganges River — Proper noun; India — Proper noun
9. Ravi — Proper noun; city — Common noun
10. Delhi — Proper noun; capital — Common noun; India — Proper noun
11. dog — Common noun; animal — Common noun
12. friend — Common noun; rose — Common noun
13. food — Common noun; table — Common noun
14. car — Common noun
15. Maruti Suzuki — Proper noun; car — Common noun
16. Jolly — Proper noun; friend — Common noun
17. friend — Common noun
18. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland — Proper noun; Lewis Carroll — Proper noun
19. Ram — Proper noun; storybook — Common noun; library — Common noun
20. movie — Common noun; The Lion King — Proper noun

Exercise 3

1. Our team — Collective noun; match — Common noun.
2. The Taj Mahal — Proper noun; Agra — Proper noun.
3. The crowd — Collective noun.
4. People — Collective noun; clothes — Common noun; winter — Common noun.
5. John — Proper noun; animals — Common noun.
6. Our class — Collective noun; students — Common noun.
7. This room — Common noun.
8. The boy — Common noun; homework — Common noun.
9. Akbar — Proper noun; king — Common noun.
10. cleanliness — Abstract noun.

Exercise 4

1. girl
2. Monkeys, forest
3. boys
4. woman, food, beggar
5. man, birds
6. Rivers, food
7. home
8. father, teacher
9. Dogs
10. people

Exercise 5

1. Ravi
2. Fiona
3. HDFC Bank
4. Honda City
5. Mumbai
6. Nile River, Africa
7. Himalayan
8. Saint Mary School
9. Tobby
10. Priya

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