SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL SCHOOL

CHENNAI
2020 – 2021
ENGLISH
ASSIGNMENT – 6
CLASS: III
Classification of Nouns

Let us see in detail about proper nouns and common nouns.

COMMON NOUNS:
Common nouns are names given in common to every person or thing of the same
class or kind.

fruits child doctors

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PROPER NOUNS:
Proper nouns are nouns that refer to a person, place or thing that is specific. It
refers to a particular person or place.
The first letter of a proper noun is always capitalized.

Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Himalayas Taj Mahal

Examples:
COMMON NOUN PROPER NOUN
mountain Mt. Everest

school Srimathi Sundaravalli Memorial School

man Venkat
ocean Indian Ocean
search engine Google
chocolate Cadbury Dairy Milk
teacher Mr. Smith

Examples of Proper and Common nouns in sentences:

1. Tom, the cat is chasing Jerry, the mouse.

Common nouns – cat, mouse

Proper nouns - Tom, Jerry

2. I bought a book from Odyssey.

Common noun – book

Proper noun - Odyssey

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF VERBS:
Verbs are also called action words.

A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.

Examples:

jump drink read

Hari laughs.

The dogs bark.

Tina was scolded by her mother.

They broke the window.

KINDS OF VERBS:

Verbs can be regular or irregular.

Regular Verbs:

Verbs are said to be regular if their past tense form is obtained by just adding “ed”.

Examples:

Verb Past Tense

walk walked
laugh laughed
paint painted
push pushed
Irregular verbs:

Verbs are said to be irregular if their past tense form is spelled in a different way
without adding “ed”.

Examples:

Verb Past Tense

bring brought
hear heard
keep kept
freeze froze

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1. Comprehension
Read the poem given and answer the questions that follow:
The Little Plant
In the heart of a seed,
Buried deep so deep,
A tiny plant lay fast asleep.
“Wake,” said the sunshine,
“And creep to the light.”
“Wake,” said the voice
Of the raindrops bright.
The little plant heard
And it rose to see,
What the wonderful,
Outside world might be.

- Kate Louis Brown

a. Choose the correct answer:

i. The poet of the poem is _______________.

a. Aileen Fisher b. Kate Louis Brown c. Robert Frost
ii. The sunshine asked the seed to _______________.
a. wake up b. sleep c. take rest
iii. The seed was buried _______________ under the ground.
a. shallow b. flat c. deep
iv. The rhyming word for deep is _______________.
a. seed b. asleep c. heard
v. The word “buried” in the poem means _______________.
a. hidden or covered with soil
b. grows above the soil
c. stays active
vi. The little plant rose to see the _______________ world.
a. dirty, noisy
b. wonderful, outside
c. horrible, unpleasant
vii. The word “rose” is the past tense of the verb _______________.
a. rise b. risen c. rice

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2. Vocabulary

a. Choose the appropriate prefix and fill in the blanks to form words.

sh th ch wh

i. __air vi. __ursday

ii. __ine vii. __ ole
iii. __ite viii. __ildren
iv. __oes ix. __ ink
v. __irsty x. __ook

b. Words given below are pronounced with 'f' sound.

The word has either 'ph' or 'gh' for the sound 'f'. Write the correct spelling.
The first two words are given for you.

i. ele ph ant vi. micro ____one

ii. rou gh vii. dol____in
iii. tele_____one viii. _____oto
iv. tou _____ ix. cou _____
v. enou_____ x. lau_____

c. “Gardening is the practice of growing plants such as flowers, shrubs and

trees as a hobby or passion”.

Do you want to create your own garden? Given below are the things needed to
make your own garden. Match and find out their names with the help of the
words given.

Soil Glove Trowel Water

Watering can
Garden bed Seeds Fertilizer

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 i. ii. iii.
______________ ______________ ______________

iv. v. vi.
______________ ______________ ______________

vii. viii.
______________ ______________

3. Grammar

a. Column A in the below table has a list of jobs done by people.

Fill in Column B by choosing the suitable things used by them according to
their jobs.
(A help box with a list of common nouns is given below)

apron ball pen hat blackboard

shorts cloak wood saw wand

chalk ruler spoon oven cap

Column A Column B
I am a… I use or wear these for my work

i. teacher _______, _______, _______

ii. baker _______, _______, _______
iii. footballer _______, _______, _______
iv. carpenter _______, _______, _______
v. magician _______, _______, _______

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b. Write three appropriate proper nouns for the given common nouns:
Example: continent – Asia, Africa, Australia

i. country - _______, _______, _______

ii. city - _______, _______, _______
iii. month - _______, _______, _______
iv. subject - _______, _______, _______
v. festival - _______, _______, _______

c. Identify the proper and common nouns in the sentences given below
and tabulate them:

i. We went to Disneyland for

Q.No. Proper Noun Common Noun
vacation.
ii. Priya is her cousin. i.
iii. Mahatma Gandhi is the father of ii.
our nation. iii.
iv. Mary drove the car very fast. iv.
v. We go to park every Sunday. v.

d. Capitalize the relevant words and rewrite the sentences correctly:

i. akbar was a wise king.

ii. the earth goes around the sun.
iii. indians are hard-working people.
iv. ramesh and suresh are twins.
v. this is nithin’s umbrella.

e. Add ‘il’ or ‘un’ or ‘dis’ as prefix for the following and fill in the
blanks suitably.
(continued, interesting, expected, literate, advantage, usual)

i. that which is dull and boring - ______________

ii. that which is not common - _______________
iii. that which has no advantage - _______________
iv. that which happens quickly and suddenly - _______________
v. a person who is unable to read or write - _______________
vi. that which has been stopped - _______________

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4. General Writing – Dialogue Writing
“The Sun” and “the wind” challenge each other to prove who is the strongest
among them. They see a man walking down the road. Complete the following
conversation using the given help box:

strong tightly cold funny quickly

hot walking blow hotter coat won

Wind : Sun, can you see that man (a) ______________ down the road?
I can make him get his coat off more (b)
______________ than you can!
Sun : Fine. We will see who is (c)
______________.
I will let you try first.

Wind : I will (d) ______________hard now.

Whoooooooooooh! Whooooooooooh!
Whoooooooooooooooooo…
Man : How strong the wind is blowing today! It is
blowing my coat away!
I must hold it (e) ______________.
Wind : Whoooooooooooh! Whooooooooooh! Whoooooooooooooooooo…
Man : It is too (f) ______________. I will pull my coat even more tightly.
Wind : Sun, I give up. I cannot make the man take his coat off.
Sun : Now it is my turn. Let me try. I am going to make him feel very warm.
Man : What a (g) ______________day! It was too cold and now suddenly it has
become too (h) ______________.
Sun : I will make him feel (i) ______________ and hotter.
Man : Uffff! It is very, very hot. I must take off my (j) ______________ now.
Sun : Wind, I have (k) ______________. I have made the man take off his coat.

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5. Activity – Fun with colours

Make a beautiful, colourful Birthday greeting card for one of your family
members. Decorate the greeting card by drawing different kinds of flowers.
Add your warm, personal message inside the card.

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