Lesson 2 of 4
Naming words (nouns)
Step 1
👩🏫 teacher · 🏫 school · 🐘 elephant · 🎒 bag
A naming word (noun) is the name of a person, place, animal or thing.
Step 2
Priya · Delhi · Ganga
Names of people and places start with a capital letter.
Step 3
The cow eats grass.
Find the naming words in a sentence. cow and grass are naming words.
🤝 Let's do one together
Find the naming words: The boy has a kite.
💡 boy and kite are naming words.
⭐ Quick quiz
Tap the right answer.
1
Which one is a naming word?
✅ train is a thing, so it is a naming word.
2
🛒
Riya went to the market. Which word names a place?
✅ market is a place.
3
Which one is written correctly?
✅ Place names start with a capital letter.
4
🦜
Which naming word is an animal?
✅ A parrot is a bird, so it is an animal.