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Class III – English – Practice Book – Chapter 1

Common Name Words

1. Look a the given pictures and write their names.

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Ans. (a) Doctor, (b) Tailor, (c) Tiger, (d) Parrot, (e) Stadium, (f) Railway Station, (g) Book, (h) Orange

2. Underline the naming word which does not belong to the group.

a) lion, deer, crab, apple, hen

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Ans. apple

b) architect, enginner, toy, nurse, designer

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Ans. toy

c) ship, car, scooter, rickshaw, teacher

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Ans. teacher

d) friend, school, house, airport, library

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Ans. friend

e) father, mother, cat, uncle, aunt

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Ans. cat

f) cabbage, onion, tomato, brinjal, garden

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Ans. garden

3. Read the sentences given below and circle the naming words.

a) There lived in a forest, a camel and a jackal. They were friends. Once they decided to go to a field of sugarcane across the river. The jackal wanted to eat crabs in the river and the camel wanted to enjoy sugarcanes in the field.

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Ans. forest, camel, jackal, friends, fields, sugarcane, crabs, river

b) Long ago when there were no trains, people used to tracel in carriages. These carriages were drawn by horses. The travellers had to cross lonely roads and forests in these carriages only.

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Ans. trains, people, carriages, horses, travellers, roads, forests

c) A shepherd had a faithful dog. The dog had grown old and had lost all his teeth. Still he guarded his master’s flock of sheep and kept wild animals away.

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Ans. shepherd, dog, teeth, flock, sheep, animals

d) A fisherman caught a large fish. He thought of selling it to the king. He took the fish to the palace. He met the cook in the kitchen and sold the fish to him. When the cook cut open the stomach of the fish, he found a shining stone in it. It was a precious diamond.

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Ans. fisherman, fish, palace, cook, kitchen, stomach, stone, diamond

Special Naming Words

4. The following box contains a mixture of some common names and some special names. Read these and write them in separate boxes.

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Ans.

Common Names : pencil, cousin, pilot, flower, architect, clothes, notebook, dog

Special Names: Sumit, Tuesday, Yamuna, Meetu, Maharashtra, Christmas, Canada, Snoopy

5. In the following sentences some common words have been written in capital whereas some special names have been written in small letters. Correct the errors.

a) I would like to visit the paris some day.

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Ans. Paris

b) My favourite Friend is ruchi.

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Ans. friend, Ruchi

c) Albert einstein was a great Scientist.

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Ans. Einstein, scientist

d) There are seven Continents in the world.

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Ans. continents

e) I have bought a new Ball

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Ans. ball

f) My favourite Cartoon programme is ‘tom and jerry’.

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Ans. cartoon, Tom, Jerry

6. Cross the odd one out.

a) Sunday, Thursday, Friday, weekday

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Ans. weekday

b) building, tower, Humayun’s Tomb, statue

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Ans. Humayun’s Tomb

c) city, Jammu, town, village

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Ans. Jammu

d) Rahul, brother, sister, friend

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Ans. Rahul

7. Read the following. Underline the special names and encircle the common naming words.

a) In a small city called Surajnagar near Delhi, there lived a man called Sandeep. He had three sons – Ashu, Nitin and Amar. One day, the three boys decided to go to Water Park for a picnic. Their mother prepared food for them. She gave two buns and a bottle of coffee to Ashu, some sandwiches and a jug of tea to Nitin and some rice and a can of juice to Amar.

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Ans. Common Names: city, man, sons, day, boys, picnic, mother, food, buns, bottle, coffee, sandwiches, jug, tea, rice, can, juice

Special Names: Surajnagar, Delhi, Sandeep, Ashu, Nitin, Amar

b) Sahil sat outside his father’s restuarant. ‘The Food Corner’ in Moti Nagar. He had some onions, a bowl of garlic and a basket full of potatoes in front of him.

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Ans. Common Names: restaurant, onions, garlic, basket, potatoes

Special Names: Sahil, The Food Corner, Moti Nagar

c) Ritu lived wit her parents and grandparents in a small town – Saharanpur. She went to the school in the morning and helped her mother in the kitchen in the afternoon. She had a little puppy named – Tommy. In the evening, she took him to the small field near the tubewell and played with it.

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Ans. Common Names: parents, grandparents, town, school, morning, mother, kitchen, afternoon, puppy, evening, field, tubewell

Special Names: Ritu, Saharanpur, Tommy

d) Sanjay was looking at the big aeroplane without blinking his eyes. He was going to Mumbai with his uncle, who had promised to take him to the famous Gateway of India and the Juhu beach. Sanjay watched the captain and the airhostess dressed in crisk, white uniforms. He decided to become a pilot when he grew up.

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Ans. Common Names: aeroplane, eyes, uncle, captain, airhostess, uniforms, pilot.

Special Names: Sanjay, Mumbai, Gateway of India, Juhu beach

More Practice Sheets

Worksheet – I – Sort the nouns into their category

cat, Dehradun, book, bag, Rahul, Suman, D.A.V Public School, table, pencil, Nepal

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Common NounSpecial/Proper Noun
bookDehradun
bagRahul
tableSuman
pencilD.A.V Public School
catNepal

Worksheet – II – Mention the common nouns and special/proper nouns in each sentences

1. Adi is her cousin.

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Common noun – cousin

Special noun – Adi

2. Tina played with her brother.

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Common noun – brother

Special noun – Tina

3. We will go to the Delhi zoo this evening.

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Common noun –

Special noun – Delhi

4. Paris is a beautiful city in Europe.

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Common noun – city

Special noun – Paris, Europe

5. Our new classmate is from Bangalore.

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Common noun – classmate

Special noun – Bangalore

6. New Delhi is the capital of India.

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Common noun – capital

Special noun – New Delhi, India

7. I will buy vegetables from the Grocery Mart.

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Common noun – vegetables

Special noun – Grocery Mart

8. Amit is going on a camping trip.

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Common noun –

Special noun – Amit

9. Pizza, burgers, and noodles are all junk foods.

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Common noun – Pizza, burgers, noodles and junk foods

Special noun –

10. Aladdin had a magic lamp.

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Common noun – lamp

Special noun – Aladdin

11. Queen Elizabeth lives in Buckingham Palace in London.

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Common noun – lamp

Special noun – Queen Elizabeth, Buckingham Palace and London

12. You can buy pens, pencils, paper, and books from this shop.

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Common noun –

Special noun – pens, pencils, paper, books and shop

Worksheet – II – Mention the common nouns in the following sentence.

1. The park is full of flowers.

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Common noun – park, flowers

2. Two rabbits are playing on the grass.

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Common noun – rabbits, grass

3. A monkey is sitting on the tree.

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Common noun -monkey, tree

4. There is a beehive on the tree.

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Common noun -beehive, tree

5. The bees are flying on the beehive.

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Common noun – bees, beehive

6. A boy is eating ice cream.

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Common noun – boy, ice-cream

7. My brother went to the doctor.

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Common noun – brother, doctor

8. The house was built with bricks.

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Common noun – house, bricks

9. Kitty is my pet cat.

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Common noun – cat

10. My mother cooks tasty food.

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Common noun -mother, food

11. I live in a city.

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Common noun – city

12. They are going to the temple.

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Common noun – temple

13. Very soon, we will shift to our new house.

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Common noun – house

14. Please, give me the newspaper.

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Common noun – newspaper

15. Jack likes to play in the park.

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Common noun – park

16. The dog is barking.

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Common noun – dog

17. The teacher is in the staffroom.

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Common noun – teacher, staffroom

Worksheet – III – Mention the special/proper noun in the following sentences.

1. My mother’s name is Monika Manhas.

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Special noun – Monika Manhas

2. I live in Mumbai.

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Special noun – Mumbai

3. Mr. Mohan Sharma is my class teacher.

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Special noun – Mohan Sharma

4. I study in Apple Kids International school.

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Special noun – Apple Kids International school

5. I have a pet cat called Gary.

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Special noun – Gary

6. We are going to play football in the Eco-park.

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Special noun – Eco-park

7. My birthday is in April.

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Special noun – April

8. Shilla will come home after Diwali.

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Special noun – Shilla, Diwali

9. Shreya will meet her grandfather on coming Friday.

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Special noun – Shreya, Friday

10. I ordered the laptop from Amazon.

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Special noun – Amazon

11. Neha scratches the sofa.

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Special noun – Neha

12. Germany is a country in Europe.

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Special noun – Germany

13. My kitten name is kitty.

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Special noun – Kitty

14. Sunil goes to supermarket.

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Special noun – Sunil