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Read the words given below.

 girl  school  butter  rabbit

The above words are names of a person, place, thing or animal. They are
common names. We call them common nouns.

Now, let us read the names given here.

 Mini  New Bloom School  Delhi

 India  Manav  Bunny

These are special names. Special names are also called proper nouns. These

are special names of persons, places, things or animals. A proper noun always
begins with a capital letter.

Names of the days of the week and names of the months of the year are also
proper nouns, e.g., Sunday, June.

B. Circle the names in these sentences.

1. Mini tells Papa and Mama to take rest.

2. The grapes are sweet.

3. Nisha lives in Goa.

4. Veer was born on May 14 in 2022.

5. Sunday is a day to enjoy.

Read the sentences given below.

1. He lives in a city. (Common noun)

2. He lives in Mumbai. (Proper noun)

3. I have a dog. (Common noun)

4. I call it Bruno. (Proper noun)

C. Underline the common names (common nouns) and circle the special

names (proper nouns).

1. Rita is a girl.

2. She goes to New Stars Public School.

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