Nouns Class-2

C L A SS
SPARK ENGLISH
WORKBOOK 2
LEARN PLAY PRACTICE
2
ENGLISH
NOUNS
CLASS
2
Recommended time: 7 to 9 hours
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION TO NOUNS 7
2. COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS 18
3. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS 30
4. SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS 43
5. GENDER NOUNS 60
6. COLLECTIVE NOUNS 72
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INTRODUCTION TO
NOUNS
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SPAR
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Every great legend begins with a spark
PERSON PLACE ANIMAL THING
Find out which of the following words are a person, place, animal or
thing!
cat box man

Person Place Person Place Person Place
Animal Thing Animal Thing Animal Thing
bag girl hut

Why do we need names
for persons, places,
animals, and things?
IDEA
T HE
BIG
r thing ,
n i m a l o
, a
e r s o n , p l a c e
o i d e n t i fy a p
s a r e n ames.
t or d
In order w o r d s . T h e s e w
some
we need
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EXPLAI
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Observation is one of the greatest powers in the universe
Hi kids, today we will learn about the

kingdom of Nounia. Nounia was a great
kingdom with a large castle.
It was a huge city with a lot of people.

Everything about the city was grand.
There were many persons, places,
animals and things in the city.
But with so many people, places, animals and things,
how was it possible to find out who is who?
1. N O U N S
King Nouner came up with a brilliant idea! He decided
to give a name to every person, place, animal and
thing. These names came to be known as Nouns!
NOUN
A Noun is the name of a person, place, animal or a thing. Nouns
are naming words.
With nouns, every person, place, animal and thing had a name. It
became easier to identify everyone with a name!
This is your
classroom.
EXAMPLE
That is your
teacher.
classroom man
girl teacher coat
cat bag
students
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Can you tell me some persons who will be nouns?
My mother is fifty years old.
The doctor gave me medicine.
The police caught the thief.
What about nouns that name places?
I like to go to the market.
The doctor is at the hospital.
My school is near my house.
What about nouns that name animals?
My dog is white in colour.
The horse ran very fast.
A monkey bit Simba.
And finally, what about nouns that name things?
Don’t touch the knife.
The table is of brown colour.
Simba has bought a new pen.
Nouns are names of :
• People
REMEMBER
Example: My brother is eight years old.
• Animals
Example: The giraffes are hungry.
• Things
Example: The trees are very tall.
• Places
Example: I like to go to the zoo.
People, animals, things or places are also called
common nouns.
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PRACTI
PRACTICE
CE Master what you have learnt
easy
1 Fill the Concept Boxes below for Nouns:
a) Definition (in your own words) Characteristics / Facts
NOUNS
Examples NonExamples
2 Fill in the blanks:
a) A noun is a .
name word
b) A noun is the name of a person, place, animal
or .
action a thing
c) Mother is a noun because it is a name given to
a .
person thing
d) Zebra is a noun because it is a name given to .
a person an animal
e) A pen is a noun because it is a name given to a .
place thing
f) Market is a noun because it is a name given to
a .
place thing
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normal
PPRE RASCO T
N IFC
I NED E R – Circle the words that represent the name
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of a person. The name of a person will be a noun.
driver school typist Zinka
painter cycle Ammu India
P L A C E F I N D E R – Circle the words that represent the name of
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a place. The name of a place will be a noun:
kitchen hospital book China
market teacher station cycle
A N I M A L K I N G D O M – Circle the words that represent the
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name of a bird or an animal. The name of a bird or an animal will be
a noun:
tiger cuckoo cage
hunter blue whale trainer
sparrow jungle grasshopper
Select if the word is a noun or is not a noun by
6 PI R
S O R I S N O T-
ACTICE
identifying if it is a name of a person, place, animal, thing or idea.
a) b) c)
cat old school

IS IS NOT IS IS NOT IS IS NOT
The name of: The name of: The name of:

d) e) f)
Zoka fat walk

The name of: The name of: The name of :

g) h) i)
toy teacher pencil

The name of: The name of: The name of:

super
B A S K E T O F T H I N G S – Select names of things from the list
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Pbelow and write them on the basket. The name of a thing will be a
RACTICE
noun:
cat apple
boy jam
toy book
car run
boat tree
ant fish
pot pen
jar frog
8 Place the nouns below in the bucket:
car woman father home

door pig fox bat
dog goat rat room
person place
animal thing
O D D O N E O U T – Find the odd one out:
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a)
door market
car truck cry
boy cow
Reason:
b) Zinka
Jhus Pemba
read
Roxy Zoka
Daka
Reason:
c) car
box
fox pen bat
pencil pan
Reason:
d) rat boy
fox
pig hen
cow deer
Reason:
e) sister girl
man boy lady
toy
woman father
Reason:
N O U N F I N D E R – Circle the nouns in the sentences below
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and write them in the box:
a) Jhus plays with snow.
b) I play cricket.
c) Taj Mahal is in India.
d) I bought a new shirt.
e) The bird is in the sky.
f) I love mangoes.
g) My school is in Civil Lines.
h) My father gave me a pen.
olympiad
Write 5 nouns each that name a person, place, animal and thing:
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Person Place
Animal Thing
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SHARE
SHARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS!
I was supposed to learn:
What I actually learnt:
I am still confused about:
I rate myself:
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COMMON AND PROPER
NOUNS
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SPAR
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A N Y o r PA R T I C U L A R ?
Let us play Any or Particular!
Select ‘Any’ if the word names any object of the same kind given in the
image.
Select ‘Particular’ if the word names a specific object.
Boy Harry Potter school actor

Any Any Any Any
Particular Particular Particular Particular
boy movie Delhi Public School Charlie Chaplin

Any Any Any Any
Particular Particular Particular Particular
Why do you need
particular names?
IDEA
kind is
BIG
T HE
h e f i r s t
. T
f n a m i ng words o n d kind is

n d s o he s e c
t w o k i things. T
We need a gr o u p o f
h e group.
n a m e jec t i n t
used to p a r t i cular ob
ame a
use d to n
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EXPLAI
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Hi kids, today we will learn about Proper Nouns

and Common Nouns. You already know that
Nouns are naming words. Today we will study
the two types of nouns.
At the end of the lesson, we will understand how
to use nouns correctly in a sentence.
1. P R O P E R N O U N S
This is my cat, Zori. My
Teacher’s day
parents bought him from a
is on Monday.
shop on Park Street.
I’ll buy a
present
for
Pemba at
DLF
Mall.
This gift is for my
friend. She lives in
Dubai.
The words in bold are names of people, animals, days, months,
places, special days, roads, towns, and countries.
EXAMPLE
Simba lives in Planet Spark.
I will spend Diwali in Mumbai this November.
DLF mall is on Trunk Road in Noida.
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Proper Nouns are names of:
REMEMBER
• People
Example: Roxy likes to draw.
• Animals
Example: I call my puppy Max.
• Days
Example: We have art class every Friday.
• Months
Example: My birthday is in April.
• Places
Example: We are going to the National Museum.
• Special days
Example: I am buying flowers for Mother’s Day.
• Roads
Example: My best friend lives on Park Street.
• Towns
Example: There are lots of nice shops in
Lonavala.
• Countries
Example: We are going to Switzerland for the
holidays.
2. C o m m o n a n d P r o p e r N o u n s
DEFINITION
Common Nouns are words used to name general items
rather than specific ones.
Proper Nouns are special names for particular people
and things.
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Words like cinema and movie are common nouns.
The words Dad, “The Little Mermaid” and Wednesday are
proper nouns.
Notice the differences between the Common Nouns and Proper
Nouns in the following sentences.
Common Nouns Proper Nouns
Which movie shall we watch? I would like to watch “The Little
Mermaid”.
I always order spaghetti When I go to Pasta Cafe, I always
when I eat at a restaurant. order my favourite dish, Fettucine
Fiesta.
I like reading books. My favourite book is “Treasure
Island”.
I live in a big city. I live in Singapore.
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PRACTI
PRACTICE
easy
1 Fill in the Concept Boxes below for Common and Proper Nouns:
COMMON
Examples NOUNS NonExamples
b) Definition (in your own words) Characteristics / Facts
PROPER
Fill in the blanks:
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a) A noun is a word.
naming proper
b) A noun is the name of a person, place, animal
or .
action thing
c) A proper noun is the name for a person, place,
animal or a thing.

specific generic
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d) A proper noun begins with a letter.
capital small
e) A proper noun is the name for a person, place,
animal or a thing.

specific generic
f) Sometimes, common nouns can be a part of .

proper nouns pronouns
3 Differentiate between:
Common Nouns VS Proper Nouns
Example Example
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normal
4 C O M M O N o r P R O P E R - Select if the nouns below are used
for a specific or a generic person, place, animal or thing and choose if
it is a Proper or Common Noun:
a) India b) man c) book

The name is: The name is: The name is:
specific generic specific generic specific generic
COMMON PROPER COMMON PROPER COMMON PROPER
d) Togo e) Smarty f) girl

g) The Jungle Book h) Roxy i) Mumbai

j ) Delhi Public School k ) Lizzi l) iPhone

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5 Place the nouns below in the appropriate bucket.
PRACTICE
ball USA Harry Potter
Zepo ant Grizzi
Poha bread market
Common Noun Proper Noun
super
E X A M P L E T R A I N – Proper nouns can be of different kinds. Give three
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examples of each kind mentioned below:
a) People
b) Countries
c) Buildings
d) Events
e) Places
f) Days and
months
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O D D O N E O U T – Find the odd one out and give a reason why:
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a) Diva
eraser truck market prison
tiger cow
Reason:
b)
Zinka Simba
Poha Zoka
rabbit
Smarty
Daka Jhus
Reason:
c) Germany
Mumbai
Nepal Pakistan London
India park
Reason:
P R O P E R N O U N F I N D E R – Circle the Proper Nouns in the
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sentences below and write them in the box:
a) Roxy is tall.
b) Sunday is a holiday.
c) India is my country.
d) I am going to the Pacific Mall.
e) I flew by Air India.
f) I like the Central Market.
g) My school is in Civil Lines.
h) Superman saves people.
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olympiad
9 C O M M O N T O P R O P E R – Complete the table below:
COMMON PROPER
a) boy
b) Poha
c) cricketer
d) singer
e) India
f) car
10 N O U N N E W S – Pick up an article from today’s newspaper and
circle any five Proper Nouns and five Common Nouns:
COMMON PROPER NOUNS

NOUNS
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SHARE
I rate myself:
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3
COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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SPAR
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C a n Yo u C o u n t ?
Captain Spark has commanded you to count the following:
Write the number in the box. Put an ❌ if you can’t count
them.
water love air rice
Now, Captain Roxy has commanded you to count the following:
dogs buses girls
Why can you count some
nouns and cannot count
others?
ing
nted us
IDEA
BIG
T HE
b e c o u
n o u n s that can
.
re some or many
There a e coul d b e o n e
number
s.
s . T h e s d u s i n g
number n n o t be coun
te
un s c a
S o m e n o
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EXPLAI
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Hi kids, today we will learn about Countable

and Uncountable Nouns. You already know
about Common and Proper Nouns.
Today, we will study two types of Nouns – one
that can be counted and the other that cannot be
counted.
1. C O U N TA B L E A N D U N C O U N TA B L E N O U N S .
I use oil to
Carrots taste cook
good. Let’s buy vegetables.
eight of them.
I like milk.
Let’s buy four
oranges.
The words in bold are things that can be counted.
The words in italic are things that cannot be counted.
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EXAMPLE
I want to buy five apples.
There are three cucumbers in my basket.
Mum buys rice and milk at the supermarket.
We use these words to talk about things that can be counted:
a few a lot of both each every many

not many too few too many some
We use these words to talk about things that cannot be counted:
a little a lot of much not much too little

too much some
EXAMPLE
There are many animals at the zoo.
There is too much rice on my plate.
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We also talk about things that we cannot count in this way:
Big supermarket
A tube of toothpaste ₹50
One carton of milk ₹40
Three bottles of sauce ₹100
Two cans of soup ₹ 70
A sack of rice ₹ 200
Words like bottles, cans and sacks are containers. When we put
things that cannot be counted into containers, we can count the
containers.
EXAMPLE
A carton of milk costs thirty rupees.
Jack drinks two bottles of water.
We also use these words to talk about things that cannot be
counted:
bar cube loaf lump pinch

sheet sip slice teaspoon
EXAMPLE
There are many loaves of bread in the bakery.
I put a few cubes of ice in my drink.
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A pair of shoes
A pair of gloves
A pair of socks
A pair of scissors
A pair of trousers
2. We use words in bold to talk about things that come in twos.
EXAMPLE
Little Bear wears a pair of sunglasses.
There is a pair of blue gloves on the table.
Big Bear has two pair of socks.
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REMEMBER
1. Nouns that can be counted are called Countable Nouns.
Example: I have two apples in my cart.
Nouns that cannot be counted are called Uncountable Nouns.
Example: The boy pours water into his glass.
We use these words to talk about Countable Nouns.
a few a lot of both each every
many not many too few too many some
Example: Each apple costs one dollar.
We use these words to talk about Uncountable Nouns.
a little a lot of much not much
too little too much some
Example: Please add a little salt to the food.
Uncountable Nouns can be put into a container. We can count
these containers.
2. Some Countable Nouns come in twos. We use ‘pair of’ to talk
about them. Some of these things are joined.
Example: Mr. Spark is wearing a pair of pants.
Some of these things are not joined but are used together.
Example: Ammu wears a pair of shoes.
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PRACTI
PRACTICE
easy
1 Fill the Concept Boxes below for Countable and Uncountable Nouns:
COUNTABLE
b) Definition (in your own words) Characteristics / Facts
UNCOUNTABLE
a) A noun that can be counted is called a / an noun.
uncountable countable
b) Uncountable Nouns that refer to real things and cannot be counted are
called
nouns.

abstract mass

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c) Uncountable nouns are followed by the form of
verb.
plural singular
d) Uncountable nouns can be converted to countable nouns by adding
.
partitives prefixes
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C O U N T A B L E O R U N C O U N T A B L E - Write the following words
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using numbers before them. Categorize them as countable or
PRACTICE
boy
auncountable nouns.
) b) furniture c) mango
One boy ❌ One

One
Ten boys Ten ❌ Ten
Countab Countab Countab
Uncountable Uncountable Uncountable
le le le
✔ ✔
d) air e) ball f) love
One One One

Ten Ten Ten
Countab Countab Countab
le le le
g) tea h) rice i) fun
One One One

Ten Ten Ten
Countab Counta Counta
le ble ble
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super
O D D O N E O U T – Find the odd one out and give a reason why:
4
a)
brick book car
eraser prisoner
joy dog
tiger
Reason:
b) beauty art
coffee wire
oil kite
tea love
Reason:
c) coffee cloth
milk rice
glass furniture faith
food
Reason:
d) luck joy
powder ink
truth air rice
Reason:
B U C K E T T H I S – Place the nouns below in the appropriate bucket:
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fear pencil day leaves

shirt dog box night
monkey wheat money time
Countable Uncountable
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Convert the uncountable nouns into countable by using the words below:
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grain bottle cup slice tube loaf
a) bread b) tea
a of bread. a of tea.
c) rice d) toothpaste
a of rice. a of toothpaste.
f) cake
e) milk
a of cake.
a of milk.
Fill in the blanks:
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A pair of
A pair of
A pair of
A pair of
A pair of
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olympiad
Write sentences using the following uncountable nouns:
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rice truth furniture
courage love coffee
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SHARE
I rate myself:
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SINGULAR AND PLURAL
NOUNS
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SPAR
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One or Many?
Find out if the words represent one object or many.
girls
monkey book
One One One
Many Many Many
dogs buses fan

One One One
Many Many Many
Is there a similarity
between words that are
used for many objects?
IDEA
nd
obj ect a
BIG
T HE
o r o n e
f
f o r m s of nouns t e a b o u t many
diffe re nt ri
We use e r e i s a way to w
h
m a n y o bjects. T f o r o n e object.
fo r ou n
s b y u s i ng the n
object
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EXPLAI
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Hi kids, today we will learn about singular and

plural nouns.
At the end of the lesson, we will learn about
various usages of singular and plural nouns.
1. S i n g u l a r a n d P l u r a l N o u n s
DEFINITION
A singular noun names one person, place, thing or
idea, while a plural noun names more than one person,
place, thing or idea.
This is a boring
story. I am
I like funny
going to find
stories. They
another book.
make me laugh.
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There are a few basic rules to remember when it comes to turning
a singular noun into a plural noun.
1 When we make a plural noun, we usually ad –s.
Here are some examples of plural nouns with s.
bee bees boy boys

toy toys girl girls
cup cups plate plates
tree trees flower flowers
There are special spelling rules for making the plural form of some
countable nouns.
When a singular noun ends in a hissing sound like s, ss, tch,
2
x, sh and z, we add es to make the plural form.
bus buses
waltz waltzes
fox foxes bus es buses
wish wishes
But if the hissing sound is followed by a silent e, then we just
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add s to make the plural form.
maze mazes
base bases
noise noises
axe es axes
axe axes
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When a singular noun ends in ch, we need to
consider two things.
REMEMBE
R
4 a) If the –ch is a soft sound, we add –es to make the plural form.
lunch lunches
branch branches
sandwich sandwiches
b) If the –ch is a hard sound (like –k), we add –s to make the
plural form.
monarch monarchs
eunuch eunuchs
When a singular noun ends in y, we need to
consider two things.
REMEMBE
R
5 a) If there is a vowel in front of the y, we add s to make the
plural form.
key keys
toy toys
monkey monkeys
b) If there is a consonant in front of the y, first we change the y to
–i, then we add es.
baby babies
city cities
party parties
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6 For most singular nouns ending in o, we simply add s to make
the plural form.
yoyo yoyos
zoo zoos
video videos
7 But there are some nouns ending in o that take es in the plural
form.
hero heroes
potato potatoes
volcano volcanoes
8 There are also some nouns ending in o that can take either s or
es in the plural form.
flamingo flamingos flamingoes

motto mottos mottoes
zero zeros zeroes
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For singular nouns ending in f or fe, we can form the plural in
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two ways.
a) For some nouns, we drop the f or fe and add ves.
half halves
life lives
loaf loaves
wolf f ves wolves
wolf wolves
b) For other nouns, we keep the f or fe and just add s
safe safes
reef reefs
roof roofs
chief chiefs chief s chiefs
Some nouns can be used in the singular or plural form without any
change in spelling. The words before and after the noun tell us
whether the noun is singular or plural.
A young deer played happily Deer live in the forest. (plural)
in the forest. (singular)
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Compound Nouns
DEFINITION
Some nouns are made up of more than one word, for
example, soninlaw. These nouns are called compound
nouns.
1 To make the plural form of a compound noun, we add s to the
main word.
Singular Plural
soninlaw sonsinlaw
passerby passersby
brotherinlaw brothersinlaw
2 There are some countable nouns which have their own special
irregular plural forms.
Singular Plural
mouse mice
louse lice
foot feet
child children
crisis crises
ox oxen
3 Some nouns are always plural. Here are some examples.
groceries clothes
pyjamas shorts
trousers jeans
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PRACTI
PRACTICE
easy
1 Fill the concept boxes below for singular and plural nouns:
a) Definition (in your own words) Characteristics/Facts
SINGULAR
Examples NOUNS Nonexamples
b) Definition (in your own words) Characteristics/Facts
PLURAL
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2 Rule Maker! Match the rules of conversion from singular to plural to
their examples.
a) Adding s i. parties
b) Adding es to nouns ending
ii. stimuli
in ss, x, ch, sh
c) Adding s or es to nouns
iii. deer
ending in o
d) Changing the last letter y
iv. teeth
to ies in some nouns
e) Changing the ending of
some nouns from –f or –fe to v. dresses
–ves
f) Changing the ending of vi. zeroes
some nouns from –us to –i
g) Nouns that form their vii. spectacles
plurals in irregular ways
h) Nouns having the same viii. fingers
singular and plural forms
i) Nouns that are always in ix. leaves
plural form
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P L U R A L A - Z – Convert the following from singular to plural
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by using the rules mentioned below:
R U L E 1 Add s at the end.
a) building b) laptop
c) driver d) boy
R U L E 2 Circle the word ending in ss, x, ch, sh and add –es to
make it plural.
e) dress f) rash
g) box h) witch
i) class j) branch
k) bush l) fox
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R U L E 3 Circle the word ending in –o and replace it with –s or –es to
make it plural.
m) video n) radio
o) potato p) volcano
q) hero r) piano
R U L E 4 Circle the word ending in –f or fe and replace it with –ves to
make it plural.
s) life t) knife
u) thief v) wife
w) loaf x) shelf
R U L E 5 Circle the word ending in –us and replace it with –i to make it
plural.
y ) s y l l a b u s z) radius

4 I R R E G U L A R LY Y O U R S – Some nouns have irregular plurals.
They do not follow the regular rules. Choose the correct plural forms
for the nouns below:
a) tooth b) foot
tooths teeth foots fiit

toothes teeths feet fuut
c) woman d) goose
womans womin geese gooses

womens women giese gooves
e) mouse f) louse
meece mouses lice lise

mice moose louses loose
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S A M E T O S A M E – Circle the nouns that remain the same in
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their singular as well as plural forms. Frame sentences using them in
their singular and plural forms.
a) thunder
sheep bear baggage
goose news wolf calf
Singular
Plural
Singular
Plural
Singular
Plural
b)
radius
fish deer
army information
tiger scene calf
Singular
Plural
Singular
Plural
Singular
Plural
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super
P L U R A L F O R E V E R – Some nouns are always used in plural
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form. Find them in the word grid below.
a) tr
b) sp
c) je
d) cl
e) bi
f) sc
g) sh
h) pa
i) gl
7 O D D O N E O U T – Find the odd one out and give a reason why.
a) roofs
calves
knives dwarves
leaves halves wives
Reason:
b) computers
hammers drivers
peanuts
scissors birds knobs
Reason:
c) sheep
women carrots trip
painters
hens
Reason:
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8 B U C K E T T H I S – Place the nouns below in the appropriate
bucket.
carts radii book leaves
queues deer scissors people
monkey masters children fights
Singular Plural
9 E X C E P T I O N A L P L U R A L S – Find the correct plural form
of the words below.
a) roof b) piano
rooves roofs pianoes pianos

c) ox d) child
oxen oxes childs children

e) proof f) photo
proofs prooves photoes photos

g) chief h) zero
chieves chiefs zero zeros

i) cliff j) stereo
cliffs clives stereoes stereos
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10 - S O R - V E S – Choose if the plural form can be formed by
adding –s or –ves. Also, write down the correct plural form.
a) calf b) donkey c) airway
s ves s ves s ves
d) library e) wife f) survey
s ves s ves s ves
g) birthday h) valley i) potato
s ves s ves s ves
olympiad
11 THE PLURAL STORY Write a short story that contains the plurals of
all the words given below.
knife bus scissors dwarf mouse

bench lady hero tooth punch
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MY RULE BOOK – The Plural army has attacked the forest and all
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singular animals are under threat. You need to convert all singular
words to plurals. To do this, you need a rule book that will explain to
each of your soldiers how to convert any singular to plural.
Create a beautiful rule book in a forest theme and give examples from
the forest to explain each rule.
Try to use animals and other forest
characters as examples. You may draw a
forest scene
to make your rule book look better!
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GENDER NOUNS
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SPAR
K
Can you guess the gender of the following?
mother king cow grandfather

female male female male female male female male
princess actor airhostess waitress

female male female male female male female male
What is the difference
Why do we need different
between female nouns in the
words for each gender?
first
row and the second row?
Now, can you find the gender of the following?
pencil plate book bed
What kind of nouns have a
gender and what kind of
nouns
do not have a gender?
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g
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EXPLAI
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Hi kids, today we will learn about gender nouns.
At the end of the lesson, we will learn about
various usages of gender nouns.
1. G e n d e r N o u n s
EXAMPLE
hero
princess
prince
nephew
Masculine nouns are used for male animals or people.
Feminine nouns are used for female animals or people.
Here are some examples of masculine and feminine nouns.
Masculine Feminine
father mother
brother sister
grandfather grandmother
uncle aunt
nephew niece
son daughter
boy girl
hero heroine
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1 Many feminine nouns are formed by adding ess to the end of a
masculine noun.
Masculine Feminine
author authoress
manager manageress
murderer murderess
waiter waitress
actor actress
In books and newspapers nowadays, the words
actor and author can refer to both women and men.
REMEMBER
Many people feel that words ending in ess are very old fashioned
these days, and that we should use the masculine form of the word to
refer to male and feminine form of the word to refer to female living
things, especially when we talk about people.
Some nouns like baby, animal and cousin can be both
masculine and feminine. They are called common gender
nouns.
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PRACTI
PRACTICE
easy
1 Fill the concept boxes below for feminine and masculine nouns:
FEMININE
b) Definition (in your own words) Characteristics/Facts
MASCULINE
a) A masculine noun is used for a person or animal.
female male
b) A noun is used for a female person or an animal.
feminine masculine
c) We use to avoid bias in favour of a particular gender.
alternatives gender nouns
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d) Some nouns like baby, student and artist can be both masculine
and feminine and they are called nouns.
masculine common gender
e) Words like computer, cave and chair are nonliving things and are
neither male nor female. These are called nouns.
new neuter
MRAA
P SCCT E E o r F E M I N I N E - Select if the noun is
U ILCI N
3
masculine or feminine.
a) b) c)
tigress headmaste waitress
Masculine
r Masculine Feminine
Feminine Masculine Feminine
d) e) f)
prince actress airhostes
Feminine
s
Masculine Feminine
Masculine Feminine Masculine
normal
- E S S R U L E – Convert the following masculine nouns into
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feminine forms by adding –ess at the end.
a) poet ess = b) lion ess =

c) host ess = d) count ess =
e) steward ess = f) priest =

ess
g) manager =
ess = h) mayor
ess
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- E S S W I T H D E L E T I O N R U L E – Circle the last vowel,
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delete it and add –ess to get the feminine form of the following:
delete last vowel = actress
a) a c t o r actr ess
delete last vowel =
b) p r i n c e ess
delete last vowel
c) t i g e r ess =
delete last vowel =
d) f o u n d e r ess
delete last vowel =
e) w a i t e r ess
delete last =
f) h u n t e r ess
vowel
delete last
g) i n s t r u c t o r ess =
vowel
delete last vowel
h) c o n d u c t or ess =
N O R U L E – Choose the correct feminine form for the nouns
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below:
a) man b) bull c) gentleman
maness woman ox cow gentlewoman lady
d) king e) widower f) drake
princess queen widoweress widow duck drakess
g) gander h) monk i) duke
gandress goose nun none dukess duchess
j) master k) lord l) groom
mistress mastress lady lordess bride wife
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C O M M O N G E N D E R S C R A M B L E – Common gender nouns
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can be used for both genders. Unscramble the words below to find
common gender nouns. The first and the last letters are in their
correct places.
a) cilhd b) elepmyoe
The __________ was playing in An ______________ of the
the park. company has requested a leave.
c) frnied d) dtcoor
My best ___________ is coming The ________ has suggested
home tonight. Captain Spark to get some rest.
e) sutndet f) wkreor
The _________ studied very hard The ___________ lifted the
for the exam. bricks to build the wall.
g) eemny h) snegir
The __________ army crossed The __________ has a melodious
the border. voice.
i) dotcerir j) csoiun
The __________ of the movie did My __________ is visiting us
a great job. today.
I S O R I S N O T ? – Find if the given noun is living or nonliving
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and figure out if the word IS or IS NOT a neuter noun.
a) b) c)
phone tree mountains

living nonliving living nonliving living nonliving
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d) e) f)
teacher house car

living nonliving living nonliving living nonliving
super
S I M P L E M A S C U L I N E N O U N S – We can convert common
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feminine nouns to masculine by dropping the –ess. Find out the
masculine form of the following:
delete ess delete ess
a) lioness lion b) hostess
delete ess delete ess
c) poetess d priestess
delete ess ) delete ess
e) heiress f) prophetess
10 O T H E R M A S C U L I N E N O U N S – For feminine nouns where
a vowel had been dropped, the conversion to masculine is done by
dropping the –ress and adding –er or –or. Find out the masculine
form of the following:
delete ress er = actor
a) actress act ✔ or
delete ress er =
b) waitress or
delete ress er =
c) tigress or
delete ress er =
d) conductress or
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E X C E P T I O N S E V E R Y W H E R E – Some nouns do not follow
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the rules of conversion. Can you find the correct feminine form of the
following? b) duke
a) master
masteress mastress mistress dukess duchess dukchess

c) emperor d sorcerer
emperoress empress emperress ) sorceress sorceroress sorcerress

e) bachelor f) hero
bachelorett
bacheloress bachelress heress heroine heroess
e
olympiad
12 B U C K E T T H I S – Place the following nouns in their respective
buckets.
duchess employee gander tigress singer actor

pencil doctor brother queen wizard bottle
emperor hostess widower bull guitar painter
feminine masculine
common gender neuter
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A N I M A L G E N D E R – Change the gender of the following animal
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a)names:
horse b) deer
mair horsess mare doo deo doe

c) gander d duck
goose goos geese ) ducke drake druke

e) hen f) bull
turkey duck cock ox buffalo cow

g) pig h sheep
sew sow sowe ) eev ewe eve

i) peacock
peaduck peahen peadrake
MY RULE BOOK – Create your own rule book for converting the gender
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nouns from masculine to feminine and vice versa. Also, make a list of
exceptions.
The rule book should be created using a theme of a factory with
machines, robots etc.
Note down your ideas in the space below:
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COLLECTIVE NOUNS
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SPAR
K
What will you call a group of the following?
A gang of thieves
OR
A team of thieves?
thieves
A group of cows
OR
A herd of cows?
cows
A gang of musicians
OR
A band of musicians?
musicians
Why do we not use the plural
What do these words form? Why do we add
mean a word to show a group?
band, herd, group, gang
etc.
o r
IDEA
animals
BIG
THE
p e r so n s ,
s ho w t hat certain o u n s b ef ore the
n
t im e s , w e need to W e us e collective
Som e up .
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EXPLAIN
Observation is one of the greatest powers in the
universe
Hi kids, today we will learn about collective nouns

and gender nouns.
You already know that nouns are naming words for
a person, place, animal or thing. But what about
groups of people, animals or things? There are
words just for them!
You will also learn how nouns differ with the
gender of the person.
1. C o l l e c t i v e N o u n s
COLLECTIVE
Collective nouns refer to a group of people, animals or
NOUNS
things. It is usually considered a single unit.
Here are some examples of collective nouns.
an army of caterpillars an album of photographs / stamps
a band of musicians / robbers an anthology of poems
a bevy of beauties / girls an archipelago of islands
a brood of chickens a bank of monitors
a bunch of crooks a bundle of hay / firewood / sticks
a caravan of camels a chain of mountains
a choir of singers a cloud of dust
a dynasty of kings a compendium of games
a flight of doves a constellation of stars
a gang of thieves a garland of flowers
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PRACTI
PRACTICE
easy
1 Fill the concept boxes below for collective nouns:
COLLECTIVE
Fill in the blanks:
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a) A group of people, animals or things is called a
noun.

plural collective
b) A collective noun is considered unit(s).
a single multiple
c) Collective forms of two nouns be the same.
can cannot
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C O L L E C T I V E N O U N S O F P E O P L E – Choose the appropriate
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collective noun for the following groups of people:
a) A of players. b) A of singers.

group team
group choir
c) A of musicians. d) A of students.

band group
class
team
e) A of directors. f) A of dancers.

board team
band troupe
g) A of people. h) A of thieves.

panel crowd
pack band
C O L L E C T I V E N O U N S O F A N I M A L S – Choose the
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appropriate collective noun from the list of words below:
army flock pack litter

herd hive pride school
a) A of lions. b) A of fish.
c) A of birds. d) A of wolves.
e) A of deer. f) A of puppies.
g) A of ants. h) A of cows.
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C O L L E C T I V E N O U N S O F T H I N G S – Match the nouns
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with their collective noun forms.
a) A bouquet of 1. trees
b) A galaxy of 2. shoes
c) A fleet of 3. stars
d) A pack of 4. mountains
e) A forest of 5. flowers
f) A pair of 6. cards
g) A range of 7. ships
super
C O L L E C T I V E A N I M A L S C R O S S W O R D – Complete the
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crossword with the appropriate collective nouns for animals.
ACROSS
1. A __________ of wolves.
3. A __________________ of geese.
4. A ________________ of fish.
8. A ____________ of ants.
9. A ____________ of monkeys.
DOWN
1. A _________ of lions.
2. A ______________ of birds.
5. An ______________ of ants.
6. A ____________ of elephants.
7. A ___________ of sparrows.
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7 JUMBLED UP COLLECTIVE NOUNS – Roxy has
jumbled up some collective nouns of things. Help her correct them!
a) An album of hay
b) A basket of thread
c) A reel of drawers
d) A pack of paper
e) A bundle of cards
f) A bale of fruits
g) A ream of cotton
h) A stack of sticks
i) A chest of photos
8 COLLECTIVE NOUNS TREASURE HUNT You have a set of clues.
Each clue takes you to a collective noun. Use the clues to move to the
next word and write down the correct clue serial number in the
a) sequence.
ARMY 1
CLUE A __________ of musicians.
b) COMPANY CLUE A __________ of students.
c) MOB CLUE A __________ of singers.
d) TROUPE CLUE An __________ of soldiers.
e) CHOIR CLUE A __________ of employees.
f) BAND 2
CLUE A __________ of spectators.
g) STAFF CLUE A __________ of artists.
h) GANG CLUE A __________ of actors.
i) CLASS CLUE A __________ of rioters.
j) CROWD CLUE A __________ of robbers.
k) CROWD
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B U C K E T T H I S – Place the following nouns in their respective
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collective noun buckets.
cubs employees teachers bananas kittens keys

elephants labourers prisoners cattle flowers goats
crooks grapes puppies piglets servants
A herd of A bunch of
A gang of A staff of
olympiad
THE COLLECTIVE STORY Write a short story that contains the
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collective forms of all the words given below.
wolf puppy stick robber

key grapes cotton soldier
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