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• The words in red are proper nouns. They are names of special persons,
places, animals or things.

• They start with a capital letter.

C1. Match the 6 common nouns with the 6 proper nouns. Write the

common nouns a er the proper nouns.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

1. fort Taj

2. minar Rashtrapati

3. mahal Red

4. temple Dal

5. bhawan Qutab

6. lake Golden

C2. Changing Common Nouns to Proper Nouns.

Read the following:

Common noun Proper noun

gate India Gate

C3. Rewrite the following sentences using capital le ers where necessary.

1. aarti has one sister and two brothers.

Teacher’s Box
A common noun is written with a capital letter if it is written before or after a proper noun.

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