English di kitab: 6th

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Practice Sheets & Testing tools

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(Last Year Notes on Grammar)

English Grammar and Composition

for

Class VI

THE NOUN

A noun is a word which is the name of a person, place or thing; as ––

India, Mohan, taxi, class, toy, boy, table, etc.

Look at these sentences :

1. The boys killed the snake.

2. Roses are beautiful flowers.

3. The fox is looking at the grapes.

The underlined words in the above sentences are all nouns be- cause they are the names of some person, place, animal or thing.

There are four kinds of noun :

1. Common Noun 3. Collective Noun 2. Proper Noun 4. Abstract Noun

1. Common Nouns

A Common Noun is the name of every person, place or thing of the same class; as ––

pen, cow, bird, man, animal, bridge

Look at these sentences :

1. The boys are playing.

2. These oranges are juicy.

3. The birds are flying to their nests.

The underlined words in the above sentences are Common Nouns because they are common to every person, place or thing.

EXERCISES I. Underline the Common Nouns in the following sentences :

1. Keep the books on the table.
2. The shops are closed today.
3. The tiger lives in the forest.
4. The farmer bought a tractor.
5. This building has many offices.
6. There is a dairy near our house.
7. All birds do not build their nests.
8. A fish lives in water and not on land.

II. Add five Common Nouns in each set :

1. birds :
2. colours :
3. games :
4. animals :
5. vegetables :
6. fruits :
7. In a school :
8. In a house :

parrot, red, hockey, dog, potato, mango, library, kitchen,

2. Proper Nouns

A Proper Noun is the name of some particular person, place or thing; as ––

Delhi, Mumbai, Rama, Jamuna.

Look at these sentences :

1. Moti loves to play.

2. My uncle lives in Delhi.

3. C.V. Raman was a great scientist.

4. The Janta Express has left just now.

The underlined words in the above sentences are proper nouns because they are the names of particular persons, places or things.

Note that ––

A Proper Noun always begins with a capital letter.

Proper Nouns include the names of people, countries, cities, villages, rivers, ships, streets, buildings, mountains, seas, months of the year, days of the week, festivals, etc.

EXERCISES I. Underline the Proper Nouns in the following sentences :

1. We named the cat Silky.
2. Kabir was a great saint.
3. We visited the Taj in Agra.
4. Delhi is the capital of India.
5. I have never been to Mumbai.
6. Misha and Manu went to Delhi.
7. Do you know Sunny and Chinky ?
8. We visited the Golden Temple on Sunday.

II. Rewrite each Proper Noun correctly in these sentences :

1. Have you visited the Taj Mahal ?

2. I am going to ropar on monday.

3. The amritsar mail goes to kolkata.

4. muslims go to mosques on fridays.

5. black beauty is the story of a horse.

6. Where were the last olympics held ?

7. bill clinton was the president of america.

3. Abstract Nouns An Abstract Noun is the name of a quality, feeling or state; as ––

goodness, hardness, wisdom, love, hatred, theft, boyhood, slavery, freedom. Look at these sentences :

1. Fire gives us heat.

2. He had pain in his legs.

3. She acted upon my advice.
4. What is the depth of this river ?

The underlined words in the above sentences are abstract nouns because they refer to some quality, feeling or state.

The following words are all Abstract Nouns :

theft peace poverty kindness hope misery honesty darkness truth greed courage weakness sleep sorrow sickness childhood death hunger patience treatment

EXERCISES I. Underline the Abstract Nouns in the following sentences :

1. Please control your anger. 2. Honesty is the best policy. 3. There was silence all around. 4. We get knowledge from books. 5. There was darkness in the room. 6. What is the height of this building ? 7. You should have kindness for the poor. 8. Wars always bring death and destruction.

II. Form Abstract Nouns from the given words :

laugh

– laughter

hate –

true – treat –

child – soft –

cruel – bright –

brave – strong –

punctual – dangerous –

III. Use any five Abstract Nouns in sentences of your own :

She likes the softness of her skin. 2. 3. 4.

4. Collective Nouns A Collective Noun is the name of a group of persons, animals or things of the same kind; as ––

flock, cattle, class, army, family, committee. Look at these sentences :

1. Our team won the match. 2. I have lost my bunch of keys. 3. The cattle are grazing in the field. The underlined words in the above sentences are collective nouns because they refer to a collection of persons or things of the same kind.

The word team stands for a collection of players. The word cattle stands for a collection of farm animals. The word bunch stands for a collection of things fastened together.

Learn the following Collective Nouns :

1. a shoal of fish 13. a gang of thieves 2. a hive of bees 14. a library of books 3. a pride of lions 15. a bundle of sticks 4. a herd of cattle 16. a bench of judges 5. a flight of stairs 17. a crowd of people 6. a bunch of keys 18. a brood of chickens 7. a flock of sheep 19. a band of musicians 8. a crew of sailors 20. a wardrobe of clothes 9. a heap of stones 21. a regiment of soldiers 10.a string of pearls 22. a fleet of ships or cars 11.a suite of rooms 23. a litter of pups / piglets 12.a basket of fruits 24. a pack of cards / wolves

EXERCISES I. Match the Collective Nouns with the given phrases :

1. A collection of pups pack 2. A collection of ships flock 3. A collection of sheep fleet 4. A collection of books suite 5. A collection of rooms litter 6. A collection of wolves herd 7. A collection of flowers library 8. A collection of elephants bouquet

II. Fill in the blanks with suitable Collective Nouns :

1. A

flight

of stairs. 2. A of fish. 3. A of lions. 4. A of cows. 5. A of cards. 6. A of fruits. 7. A of pearls. 8. A of judges. 9. A of grapes. 10.A of clothes. 11.A of thieves. 12.A of soldiers.

MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES

I. What is a Noun ? II. Name the different kinds of Noun.

Give two examples of each. III. The italicized words in the following sentences are Nouns. Classify

these Nouns (Common / Proper / Abstract / Collective) : 1. He won much praise. 2. Nitin lives in Mumbai. 3. I saw a flock of sheep. 4. Silver is a white metal. 5. You cannot cheat God. 6. My sweater is made of wool. 7. I bought some new furniture. 8. The old woman was very happy now.

IV. Choose suitable Nouns to fill in the blanks :

duty profit courage marriage need weight freedom childhood

1. Be careful about your

weight . 2. We want to live in . 3. Her took place last month. 4. It is our to obey our parents. 5. Seema lost her parents in her . 6. We helped him when he was in . 7. The soldier was rewarded for his . 8. Jatin made good from his business.

V. Pick out the Nouns in the following sentences and say whether

they are Common, Proper, Collective or Abstract : 1. I love music. 2. Meera studies in sixth class. 3. Ludhiana is an industrial city. 4. He bought a doll for his sister. 5. These tables are made of wood. 6. A drowning man catches at a straw. 7. His father left for London yesterday. 8. Mathematics is my favourite subject.

VI. Choose a suitable Abstract Noun to match each phrase :

1. A quiet room [

silence

] pride 2. A clever boy [ ] silence 3. A great king [ ] poverty 4. A strong girl [ ] courage 5. A proud child [ ] strength 6. A poor beggar [ ] greatness 7. A brave policeman [ ] innocence 8. An innocent woman [ ] intelligence

The following version in Punjabi :

The noun

A Noun is the name of a person,place or thing.(ਕਿਸੇ ਆਦਮੀ ,ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਂਵ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ )

1. Mr.Rajan is a book-seller.

2.Gautam was going to Batala.

3. They are eating mangoes.

ਉੱਪਰ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਜਨ,ਬਟਾਲਾ,ਗੋਤਮ ਅਤੇ ਮੈੰਗੋ(ਅੰਬ)ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਾਂਵ ਹਨ .

Kinds of Nouns(ਨਾਂਵ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ )

There are four kinds of Nous(ਨਾਂਵ ਚਾਰ ਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ )

1.Proper Noun(ਵਿਆਕਤੀਵਾਚ੍ਕ ਨਾਂਵ)

2.Common Noun(ਜਾਤੀਵਾਚਕ ਨਾਂਵ)

3.Collective Noun(ਸਮੁਦਾਇਵਾਚਕ ਨਾਂਵ)

4.Abstract Noun(ਭਾਵ-ਵਾਚਕ ਨਾਂਵ)

(I)Proper Noun is the name of a particular person,place or thing.

( ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ,ਵਸਤੂ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨਾਉਨ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ.)

· Deepak is a good boy.
· Raju is going to Amritsar.
· Sunita has done her home work.
· Tommy is not a bad dog.
· The Taj Mahal was built by Shahjahan.

ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਉਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ,ਜਗ੍ਹਾ, ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਤੁ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਖੁਦ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ.

Common noun is a word given to whole category of the same characteristics.

ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਊਨ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ:-

Mr. Dhoni is personal name.So, it is proper name of Dhoni. If we call Dhoni only he will listen to.and no other person will listen to us.

ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਮਾਨ ਧੋਨੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਮ (ਕੇਵਲ ਉਸਦਾ)ਹੈ.ਇਸ ਤਰਾਂ ਧੋਨੀ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਉਨ ਹੈ.ਜੇਕਰ ਅਸੀਂ ਧੋਨੀ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਪੁਕਾਰਾਂਗੇ ਤਾਂ ਕੇਵਲ ਉਹੀ ਸਾਡੀ ਗੱਲ ਸੁਣੇਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਹੋਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਵੇਗਾ.ਇਸ ਤਰਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਨਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਉਨ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ.
In the above written five sentences:-
ਉੱਪਰ ਲਿਖੇ ਪੰਜ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ :-

Deepak,Sunita , Shahjahan and Raju ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਾਮ ਹਨ.
Amritsar ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ.
Tommy ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ.
Taj Mahal ਕਿਸੇ ਬਿਲਡਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ.

ਹੁਣ ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਪੰਜ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ

Now read the following sentences:-

Limca is a very popular drink.
Rover is the name of my friend's pet dog.
The earthquake in Gujrat claimed many lives.
Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab.
Mrs.Singh is the President of the ladies club.

You will notice that the underlined words in the above sentences are all naming words.They give a special name to a particular person,animal,place or thing.(ਉੱਪਰ ਲਿਖੇ ਪੰਜ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਹੇਠ ਲਕੀਰ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ .ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ,ਜਾਨਵਰ,ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਾਮ ਹਨ.ਇਹ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਮ ਹਨ ਇਸਲਈ ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਉਨ ਹਨ .)

Mrs.Singh ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ.
Rover ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ.
Gujarat , Chandigarh and Punjab ਕਿਸੇ ਸਥਾਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਾਮ ਹਨ
Limca ਕਿਸੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ.

After the above written discussion, it becomes clear that the name of a particular person,place or thing is called proper noun.

ਉੱਪਰ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਰਣਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਹ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਸਮਝ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕੀ - ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ,ਵਸਤੂ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨਾਉਨ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ

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(II) Common Noun is the name of a whole class of a person,place or thing.(ਜਿਸ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਤੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ,ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਬੋਧ ਹੋਵੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਜਾਤੀਵਾਚਕ ਨਾਂਵ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ.)

· Deepak is a good boy.

· Amritsar is a holy city.

· Sunita is a good cook.

· Tommy is not a bad dog.

· This building is beautiful.

(III)Collective Noun is that word which indicates to a group of some person,place or things.(ਜਿਸ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਤੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਜਾਂ ਇਕਠ ਦਾ ਬੋਧ ਹੋਵੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਇਕਠ ਜਾਂ ਸ੍ਮੁਹਵਾਚ੍ਕ ਨਾਂਵ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ.)

· He was selected in the team.

· Rohan is in seventh class.

· It is my bunch of keys.

· Mohan joined the army.

· I do not like crowd.

(IV)Abstract Noun is the name of some feelings,working or state of something.(ਜਿਸ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਤੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ,ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਦਾ ਬੋਧ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਭਾਵਵਾਚਕ ਨਾਂਵ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ.)

· Honesty is the best policy.

· I heard some laughter.

· He looked pretty in his childhood.

· Soldiers are known for bravery.

There is a great difference between proper and common noun.

ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਉਨ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਮਨ ਨੋਉਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਅੰਤਰ ਹੈ.

Proper noun is the individual or personal name of any person,place or thing.

ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਉਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ,ਜਗ੍ਹਾ, ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਤੁ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਖੁਦ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ.

Common noun is a word given to whole category of the same characteristics.

ਕੋਮਨ ਨੋਉਨ ਇੱਕ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਬੋਧਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ.

Example of proper noun:-

ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਊਨ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ:-

Mr. Dhoni is personal name.So, it is proper name of Dhoni. If we call Dhoni only he will listen to.and no other person will listen to us.

Example of common noun:-

ਕਾਮਨ ਨੋਊ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ :-

He is a player. Now player is a common noun.This noun is dedicated to whole category of players.

ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟਰ ਹੈ.ਹੁਣ ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟਰ (ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟ ਖੇਡਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕ੍ਰਿਕਟਰ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ)ਇੱਕ ਕਾਮਨ ਨੋਉਨ ਹੈ.ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸਾਰੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ.

proper noun is very small in its features.

ਪ੍ਰੋਪਰ ਨੋਉਨ ਇੱਕਲੇ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ.

common noun is wider in sense than proper noun

ਕਾਮਨ ਨੋਉਨ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਤੋਰ ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ.

Underline the common nouns in the following sentences.Some sentences have more than one common noun. The first one has been done for you.ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਕਾਮਨ ਨੋਉਨ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਸਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਲਾਈਨ ਲਗਾਉ.ਕੁਝ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵਧ ਕਾਮਨ ਨੋਉਨ ਹਨ ਕਰੋ :-

1. The baby was afraid of the dark.

2. Many people were being treated in the hospital.

3. The sky was full of dark clouds.

4. My house is very large.

5. I like to play with my favorite toys.

6. Books give us a lot of information.

7. Amarjit has injured his arm.

8. The old lady was very lonely.

9. The train to Jalandhar was late again.

10. The teacher spoke to her students.

11. Simran loves watching the television.

Fill in the blanks with suitable common nouns to form meaningful sentences.
ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਖਾਲੀ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਢੁਕਵੇਂ ਕੋਮਨ ਨੋਉਨ ਭਰੋ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਵਾਕ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ :-

1. Ravi could not find his..........in his bag.

2. Rahim fell into the .............

3. The...........was late today.

4. Our......... is very beautiful.

5. We bought some...........yesterday.

6. I saw a long...........