
A noun is a naming word used for a person, place, animal, thing, or idea. For Class 3 students, learning nouns helps them identify naming words, form clear sentences, and improve their English grammar.
A noun worksheet for Class 3 helps students identify and use nouns through simple sentence-based exercises. Practising nouns can include finding naming words, identifying different types of nouns, and changing singular nouns into plural nouns.
Identify the nouns in each sentence:
The lion lives in the jungle.
Rohan is playing with a ball.
My bottle is on the table.
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb.
Paris is a beautiful city.
Identify the noun in each sentence:
The girl has a red bag.
The teacher is reading a book.
We visited the park on Sunday.
The dog is sleeping near the door.
My brother has a bicycle.
Answers:
girl, bag
teacher, book
park, Sunday
dog, door
brother, bicycle
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Here is another short nouns worksheet for Class 3 with answers for practice.
Choose the noun from each group:
run / school / quickly
happy / teacher / jump
elephant / slowly / beautiful
sing / garden / brightly
pencil / write / carefully
Identify whether the highlighted noun is a common noun or proper noun.
Riya went to school.
The boy is reading.
We visited Delhi.
The river is wide.
Monday is the first day of the school week.
Answers:
Riya – Proper noun
boy – Common noun
Delhi – Proper noun
river – Common noun
Monday – Proper noun
A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.
Examples:
Person: teacher, doctor, mother
Place: school, park, India
Animal: cat, elephant, bird
Thing: table, book, pencil
Idea: kindness, happiness, truth
Nouns are also called naming words because they give names to the people, places, animals, things, or ideas we talk about.
For example:
Aman is a student.
The school is nearby.
The dog is barking.
I have a pencil.
Kindness is a good quality.
Read More: Reading Comprehension for Class 3
There are different types of nouns that Class 3 students can learn.
A common noun gives a general name to a person, place, animal, or thing. It usually does not begin with a capital letter unless it comes at the beginning of a sentence.
Examples: boy, city, dog, school, book
Sentences:
The dog is barking.
We went to the park.
A proper noun gives the specific name of a person, place, animal, or thing. It begins with a capital letter.
Examples: Riya, India, Delhi, Monday
Sentences:
Riya is my friend.
We visited Delhi.
Monday is a school day.
A material noun names a substance or material from which something is made.
Examples: gold, wood, iron, cotton
Sentences:
The necklace is made of gold.
The chair is made of wood.
A singular noun names one person, animal, place, or thing. A plural noun names more than one.
Examples:
Singular: apple, boy, bus
Plural: apples, boys, buses
Underline the nouns in these sentences:
The teacher opened the book.
My sister has a blue dress.
The birds are sitting on the tree.
Rahul went to the market.
The baby is playing with a toy.
Answers:
teacher, book
sister, dress
birds, tree
Rahul, market
baby, toy
Write whether each noun is common or proper.
Mumbai
school
Ravi
river
India
Answers:
Mumbai – Proper noun
school – Common noun
Ravi – Proper noun
river – Common noun
India – Proper noun
Change these singular nouns into plural nouns:
pen
box
baby
book
bus
Answers:
pens
boxes
babies
books
buses
Read More: English Grammar for Class 3
Nouns are used to name the people, places, animals, things, and ideas we talk about.
For example:
The boy is running.
My mother is cooking.
The cat is sleeping.
The school is nearby.
Nouns can also change from singular to plural when we talk about more than one.
|
Rule |
Singular |
Plural |
|
Add s |
pen |
pens |
|
Add es |
box |
boxes |
|
Change y to ies |
baby |
babies |
Some nouns have irregular plural forms:
child → children
mouse → mice
tooth → teeth
man → men
A collective noun names a group of people, animals, or things as a unit.
Examples:
a flock of birds
a herd of cows
a pride of lions
a team of players
Identify the common nouns in these sentences:
The teacher entered the classroom.
The girl is holding a flower.
My brother bought a new bicycle.
The cat is under the table.
We went to the market.
Answers:
teacher, classroom
girl, flower
brother, bicycle
cat, table
market
Identify the proper nouns:
Rohan lives in Delhi.
We visited India last year.
Meera went to school on Monday.
The Ganga is a famous river.
Rahul reads a book every Sunday.
Answers:
Rohan, Delhi
India
Meera, Monday
Ganga
Rahul, Sunday
Identify the material noun in each sentence:
The ring is made of gold.
This table is made of wood.
The bottle is made of plastic.
The shirt is made of cotton.
The chair is made of iron.
Answers:
gold
wood
plastic
cotton
iron
Match the noun with its type:
|
Noun |
Type |
|
Riya |
Proper noun |
|
school |
Common noun |
|
gold |
Material noun |
|
flock |
Collective noun |
|
books |
Plural noun |
This type of practice with CuriousJr helps students recognise different kinds of nouns in sentences.
Complete the following:
A noun is a __________ word.
Delhi is a __________ noun.
A group of birds is called a __________ of birds.
The plural of box is __________.
The plural of baby is __________.
Answers:
naming
proper
flock
boxes
babies

