Grade 3 English worksheet on nouns, featuring exercises to identify proper and common nouns and correct punctuation.
A Grade 3 English worksheet from skoolon.com focusing on nouns, with exercises to identify proper and common nouns and correct punctuation.
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Remember:
- Common nouns are general names for people, places, things, or ideas (e.g., *teacher*, *ball*, *school*).
- Proper nouns are specific names of people, places, or things and are always capitalized (e.g., *Riya*, *Mumbai*, *India*).
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1) Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
- Nouns: Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, India
- Jawaharlal Nehru → Proper (specific person)
- Prime Minister → Common (general title)
- India → Proper (name of a country)
✔ Answer:
- Jawaharlal Nehru – Proper
- Prime Minister – Common
- India – Proper
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2) Riya has been to Mumbai.
- Nouns: Riya, Mumbai
- Riya → Proper (name of a person)
- Mumbai → Proper (name of a city)
✔ Answer:
- Riya – Proper
- Mumbai – Proper
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3) Mohan played with his ball.
- Nouns: Mohan, ball
- Mohan → Proper (name of a person)
- ball → Common (general object)
✔ Answer:
- Mohan – Proper
- ball – Common
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4) The teacher wrote on the blackboard.
- Nouns: teacher, blackboard
- teacher → Common (general person)
- blackboard → Common (general object)
✔ Answer:
- teacher – Common
- blackboard – Common
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5) Rahul packed his bag for the school.
- Nouns: Rahul, bag, school
- Rahul → Proper (name of a person)
- bag → Common
- school → Common
✔ Answer:
- Rahul – Proper
- bag – Common
- school – Common
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6) Farah read the new story book.
- Nouns: Farah, story book
- Farah → Proper (name of a person)
- story book → Common (general type of book; "story" is an adjective here, but "book" is the noun)
✔ Answer:
- Farah – Proper
- book – Common
> Note: "story" is not a noun in this context—it's an adjective modifying "book."
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| Sentence | Nouns | Type |
|--------|-------|------|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, India | Proper, Common, Proper |
| 2 | Riya, Mumbai | Proper, Proper |
| 3 | Mohan, ball | Proper, Common |
| 4 | teacher, blackboard | Common, Common |
| 5 | Rahul, bag, school | Proper, Common, Common |
| 6 | Farah, book | Proper, Common |
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1) kapil is my elder brother
- First letter of sentence should be capitalized.
- "kapil" → "Kapil"
- End with a full stop.
✔ Corrected sentence:
Kapil is my elder brother.
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2) what pretty flowers are growing in the garden
- This is an exclamation expressing admiration.
- Start with capital letter.
- Use exclamation mark at the end.
✔ Corrected sentence:
What pretty flowers are growing in the garden!
> Note: It's an exclamatory sentence, so it uses an exclamation mark.
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#### Q1:
1) Jawaharlal Nehru – Proper, Prime Minister – Common, India – Proper
2) Riya – Proper, Mumbai – Proper
3) Mohan – Proper, ball – Common
4) teacher – Common, blackboard – Common
5) Rahul – Proper, bag – Common, school – Common
6) Farah – Proper, book – Common
#### Q2:
1) Kapil is my elder brother.
2) What pretty flowers are growing in the garden!
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Q1. Pick out the nouns from the following sentences and write whether they are proper or common:
Remember:
- Common nouns are general names for people, places, things, or ideas (e.g., *teacher*, *ball*, *school*).
- Proper nouns are specific names of people, places, or things and are always capitalized (e.g., *Riya*, *Mumbai*, *India*).
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1) Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
- Nouns: Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, India
- Jawaharlal Nehru → Proper (specific person)
- Prime Minister → Common (general title)
- India → Proper (name of a country)
✔ Answer:
- Jawaharlal Nehru – Proper
- Prime Minister – Common
- India – Proper
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2) Riya has been to Mumbai.
- Nouns: Riya, Mumbai
- Riya → Proper (name of a person)
- Mumbai → Proper (name of a city)
✔ Answer:
- Riya – Proper
- Mumbai – Proper
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3) Mohan played with his ball.
- Nouns: Mohan, ball
- Mohan → Proper (name of a person)
- ball → Common (general object)
✔ Answer:
- Mohan – Proper
- ball – Common
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4) The teacher wrote on the blackboard.
- Nouns: teacher, blackboard
- teacher → Common (general person)
- blackboard → Common (general object)
✔ Answer:
- teacher – Common
- blackboard – Common
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5) Rahul packed his bag for the school.
- Nouns: Rahul, bag, school
- Rahul → Proper (name of a person)
- bag → Common
- school → Common
✔ Answer:
- Rahul – Proper
- bag – Common
- school – Common
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6) Farah read the new story book.
- Nouns: Farah, story book
- Farah → Proper (name of a person)
- story book → Common (general type of book; "story" is an adjective here, but "book" is the noun)
✔ Answer:
- Farah – Proper
- book – Common
> Note: "story" is not a noun in this context—it's an adjective modifying "book."
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✔ Summary for Q1:
| Sentence | Nouns | Type |
|--------|-------|------|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, India | Proper, Common, Proper |
| 2 | Riya, Mumbai | Proper, Proper |
| 3 | Mohan, ball | Proper, Common |
| 4 | teacher, blackboard | Common, Common |
| 5 | Rahul, bag, school | Proper, Common, Common |
| 6 | Farah, book | Proper, Common |
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Q2. Rewrite each of these sentences with correct punctuation marks:
1) kapil is my elder brother
- First letter of sentence should be capitalized.
- "kapil" → "Kapil"
- End with a full stop.
✔ Corrected sentence:
Kapil is my elder brother.
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2) what pretty flowers are growing in the garden
- This is an exclamation expressing admiration.
- Start with capital letter.
- Use exclamation mark at the end.
✔ Corrected sentence:
What pretty flowers are growing in the garden!
> Note: It's an exclamatory sentence, so it uses an exclamation mark.
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✔ Final Answers:
#### Q1:
1) Jawaharlal Nehru – Proper, Prime Minister – Common, India – Proper
2) Riya – Proper, Mumbai – Proper
3) Mohan – Proper, ball – Common
4) teacher – Common, blackboard – Common
5) Rahul – Proper, bag – Common, school – Common
6) Farah – Proper, book – Common
#### Q2:
1) Kapil is my elder brother.
2) What pretty flowers are growing in the garden!
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