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1. 1.

   Circle the common nouns and underline the proper nouns.

   Australia	wisdom	(circus)	fleet
   Kilimanjaro	restaurant	swarm	generosity
   Mount Everest	flock	feet	juice
   Agra	youth	April	basket
   diamond	team	television	supermarket

    

2. 2.

   Write whether the highlighted nouns are common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns or collective nouns.

   1. They have plans to go to the cinema.
   2. I'm going to London next month.
   3. That song was very familiar in the past.
   4. We saw a flock of birds flying high.
   5. Honesty is such a rare trait.
   6. The dress is made out of wool.
   7. Would you like some lemonade?
   8. A team of technicians are here.
   9. The boy was rewarded for his bravery.
   10. They are sending a rocket to Mars.
3. 3.

   Match the words in column A with those in column B to make compound nouns.

   A	B
   1. finger	a. house
   2. suit	b. machine
   3. light	c. ware
   4. straw	d. print
   5. soft	e. board
   6. washing	f. ground
   7. butter	g. berries
   8. back	h. dream
   9. ironing	i. case
   10. day	j. fly

    

4. 4.

   Combine words from Box A and Box B to make compound nouns. Then, use them to complete these sentences.

   Box A

   moon	camp	grand	sun
   foot	book	water	cross

    

   Box B

   fire	melons	light	roads
   shelf	mother	flowers	ball

   1. My grandmother is a very successful writer.
   2. When we came to the _______________, we weren't sure which way to go.
   3. The waves in the sea sparkled in the _______________.
   4. We enjoyed sitting around the _______________and sharing jokes.
   5. Both boys and girls in my neighbourhood play _______________.
   6. Since summer is here, there are so many _______________ everywhere.
   7. Suddenly, I came across a field of _______________. It was so beautiful!
   8. This _______________ has many books on space travel.
5. 5.

   Underline the compound nouns in these sentences. Write C if they are countable or UC if they are uncountable.

   1. I've set my alarm clock for 6.30 in the morning. C
   2. Ho bought some tracing paper for his art project.
   3. My younger sister won't go to sleep unless I read out a fairy tale to her.
   4. They are giving us lessons in first-aid at school.
   5. Pranav and Atul are playing table tennis.
   6. I now have a bank account of my own.
   7. A policeman was trying hard to ease the traffic on the roads.
   8. Let's cross at the zebra crossing.