Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions English Grammar Noun Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.
PSEB 7th Class English Grammar Noun
A Noun is the name of a person an animal place or a thing.
किसी व्यक्ति, पशु स्थान अथवा वस्तु के नाम को Noun (संज्ञा) कहते हैं; जैसे,
- Mr. Amitabh Mukerjee is a Bengali.
- Geeta went to Patiala.
- A balloon was flying in the sky.
1. पहले वाक्य में व्यक्ति अर्थात् Mr. Amitabh Mukerjee, दूसरे में स्थान अर्थात् Patiala और तीसरे में वस्तु अर्थात् balloon का नाम दिया गया है। ये तीनों शब्द Nouns हैं।
Kinds:
Nouns चार प्रकार के होते हैं।
- Proper Noun. Proper Noun (व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा) किसी विशेष व्यक्ति या स्थान का नाम होता है, जैसे:
- Dinesh is a good boy.
- Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab.
2. Common Noun. जिस शब्द से किसी जाति के प्रत्येक व्यक्ति, स्थान, अथवा वस्तु का बोध हो, उसे Common Noun (जातिवाचक संज्ञा) कहते हैं; जैसे:
- She went to a lawyer.
- Amritsar is a big city.
3. Collective Noun. जिस संज्ञा से समूह का बोध होता है उसे Collective Noun (समुदायवाचक संज्ञा) कहते हैं; जैसे:
- A hockey team has eleven players.
- There are fifty boys in our class.
- She has lost her bunch of keys.
4. Abstract Noun. जिस संज्ञा से किसी वस्तु के गुण, कार्य अथवा अवस्था का बोध होता है, उसे Abstract Noun (भाववाचक संज्ञा) कहते हैं; जैसे:
गुण-Goodness, kindness, honesty, beauty.
कार्य-Laughter, hatred.
अवस्था-Boyhood, sleep, childhood, length, breadth.
Exercise 1
I. Underline the common nouns in the following sentences. Some sentences have more than one common noun. One has been done for you.
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 favourite 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.
Hints:
2. people, hospital
3. clouds
4. house
5. toys
6. Books
7. arm
8. lady
9. train
10. teacher, students
11. television.
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable common nouns to form meaningful sentences:
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
Hints:
1. pen
2. river
3. bus
4. garden
5. flowers
6. snake.
Exercise 2
I. Underline the proper nouns in the following sentences. Some sentences have more than one proper noun. The first one has been done for you:
1. Nutan was a great actress of India.
2. Ravana is a character from the Ramayana
3. The Ganges flows down from the Himalayas.
4. Children enjoyed at Appu Ghar.
5. The Esteem is an expensive car.
6. Prince Rana died in a tragic road accident.
7. Mr. Mohan uses a Videocon washing machine.
8. The Charminar is in Hyderabad.
9. The film Sholay was seen by a large number of people.
10. February is the shortest month of the year.
11. Verka ice-cream is available in many flavours.
Hints:
2. Ravana, Ramayana
3. Ganges, Himalayas
4. Appu Ghar
5. Esteem
6. Prince Rana
7. Mr. Mohan, Videocon washing machine
8. Charminar, Hyderabad
9. Sholay
10. February
11. Verka ice-cream.
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable proper nouns to form meaningful sentences.
1. My pet dog …………. is very lovable.
2. …………. is a popular hill station.
3. My favourite television programme is ………
4. The film ………… is running in four theatres.
5. The month of ………….. is very cold.
Hints:
1. Don
2. Shimla
3. Hungama
4. Sholay
5. January.
Exercise 3
I. Underline the collective nouns in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
1. The army marched forward to occupy the land.
2. Father bought a packet of sweets.
3. Our class is very noisy.
4. The mob destroyed the furniture.
5. We booked a suite of rooms in the hotel.
6. A herd of cattle was grazing in the field.
Hints:
2. packet
3. class
4. mob, furniture
5. suite
6. herd.
II. Fill in the blanks in the following phrases with collective nouns. Choose from the box given below:
soldiers
grapes
bananas
bees
stick
musicians
sailors
stones
puppies.
wolves
1. a band of musicians
2. a bundle of sticks
3. a heap of stones
4. a bunch of grapes
5. a regiment of soldiers
6. a pack of wolves
7. a swarm of bees
8. a bunch of bananas
9. a crew of sailors
10. a litter of puppies.
III. Choose from the following list of collective nouns to form meaningful sentences:
school
library
pride
audience
committee
1. The …………. held a two hour meeting.
2. The …………. enjoyed the film.
3. We saw a …………. of whales in the sea.
4. The ………….. of lions was an impressive sight.
5. The students collected books from the ………
Hints:
1. committee
2. audience
3. school
4. pride
5. library.
Exercise 4
I. Underline the abstract nouns in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
1. Soldiers are known for their bravery.
2. Books provide us with knowledge.
3. My grandfather enjoys good health.
4. We lost hope of finding our stolen jewellery.
5. Raj suffered a loss when he sold his house.
6. Navin was in a lot of pain after he fell.
7. The teacher told the parents about their son’s progress.
8. The little boy cried in fear on seeing the tiger.
9. It is our duty to respect our parents.
10. Most of us are afraid of failure.
Hints.
2. knowledge
3. health
4. hope
5. loss
6. pain
7. progress
8. fear
9. duty
10. failure.
II. Match abstract nouns from the given box that are opposite in meaning to those listed below. One has been done for you:
life
success
war
hatred
wealth
disagreement
cowardice
pain
cruelty
sorrow
noise
dishonesty.
Answer:
1. Silence – noise
2. kindness – cruelty
3. love – hatred
4. happiness – sorrow
5. agreement – disagreement
6. bravery – cowardice
7. peace – war
8. pleasure – pain
9. death – life
10. poverty – wealth
11. honesty – dishonesty
12. failure – success.
Note : A phrase doing the work of a noun is called a noun phrase.
Exercise 5
Underline the noun phrases in the following sentences:
1. I enjoy swimming in the river.
2. Serving our country is our duty.
3. Helping the poor gives me joy.
4. His dislike for me is unjustified.
5. My love for my friends is deep.
Answer:
1. I enjoy swimming in the river.
2. Serving our country is our duty.
3. Helping the poor gives me joy.
4. His dislike for me is unjustified.
5. My love for my friends is deep.
Note : A clause doing the work of a noun is called a noun clause.
Exercise 6
Underline the noun clause in the sentences.
1. I believe that he is honest.
2. Let me know where you are going.
3. No one doubts what he says.
4. I hope that he will pass his examination.
5. I do not know what he wants to do after graduation.
Answer:
1. I believe that he is honest.
2. Let me know where you are going.
3. No one doubts what he says.
4. I hope that he will pass his examination.
5. I do not know what he wants to do after graduation.