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Look at the pictures. Read the words.
Rajat Tuffy New Delhi
y Rajat is the name of a particular boy.
y Tuffy is the name of a particular dog.
y New Delhi is the name of a particular city.
Rajat, Tuffy and New Delhi are special names. They are called
proper nouns. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
The words boy, dog and city are names of people, animals and places
in general. They are called common nouns.
A. Fill in the blanks. Tell us about yourself.
1. Your name: .
2. Your father’s name: .
3. Your mother’s name: .
4. The name of your brother / sister: .
5. The name of your city / town / village: .
6. The name of your state: .
7. The name of your school: .
8. The name of your best friend: .
All the words that you filled in are proper nouns.
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