Noun Worksheet for Class 2 with Answer Key

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place, animal, thing, or idea. In Class 2, students already know simple naming words. Now they can learn more about nouns in sentences.

Nouns are all around us. The names of people, such as boy, girl, teacher, and doctor, are nouns. The names of places, such as school, park, city, and market, are nouns. The names of animals, such as dog, cat, elephant, and tiger, are nouns. The names of things, such as pencil, book, chair, table, and bag, are also nouns.

Class 2 students should also begin learning common nouns and proper nouns.

A common noun is a general name. Examples are boy, school, city, river, and dog.

A proper noun is a special name. Examples are Rohan, Delhi, India, Monday, and Taj Mahal. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

Example:

Riya went to school.

In this sentence, Riya is a proper noun, and school is a common noun.

Examples of Nouns for Class 2

• Names of People

teacher, farmer, mother, doctor, child, friend

• Names of Places

school, garden, market, village, city, hospital

• Names of Animals

dog, cat, horse, cow, tiger, monkey

• Names of Things

book, pencil, bag, chair, table, bottle

• Proper Nouns

Aarav, Meena, India, Delhi, Sunday, Diwali

Simple Sentences with Nouns

1. The dog is running.
2. Rohan is reading a book.
3. My mother is cooking food.
4. We go to school every day.
5. The children are playing in the park.
6. Delhi is a big city.
7. The bird is sitting on the tree.
8. My teacher gave me a pencil.

In these sentences, dog, Rohan, book, mother, food, school, children, park, Delhi, city, bird, tree, teacher, and pencil are nouns.

20 Practice Questions

A. Circle the Nouns

Circle the nouns in the following words.

1. school
2. run
3. elephant
4. happy
5. pencil

B. Tick the Naming Words

Tick the words that are nouns.

6. doctor
7. jump
8. market
9. sleep
10. ball

C. Underline the Nouns in Sentences

Underline the nouns in the following sentences.

11. The cat is sleeping on the mat.
12. My father bought a new bag.
13. Riya went to the park.
14. The teacher is writing on the board.
15. A cow gives us milk.

D. Common Noun or Proper Noun

Write whether the given noun is a common noun or a proper noun.

16. India
17. girl
18. Monday
19. city
20. Ravi

Answer Key

1. school
2. Not a noun
3. elephant
4. Not a noun
5. pencil
6. doctor
7. Not a noun
8. market
9. Not a noun
10. ball
11. cat, mat
12. father, bag
13. Riya, park
14. teacher, board
15. cow, milk
16. Proper noun
17. Common noun
18. Proper noun
19. Common noun
20. Proper noun

Worksheet

Part A: Circle the Nouns

Circle the naming words.

1. book
2. eat
3. school
4. dog
5. sing

Part B: Underline the Nouns

Underline the nouns in each sentence.

1. The boy is playing with a ball.
2. My mother is in the kitchen.
3. The lion lives in the forest.
4. Meena has a red pencil.
5. The bird is flying in the sky.

Part C: Write the Noun Type

Write “Person”, “Place”, “Animal”, or “Thing” for each noun.

1. doctor — ____________________
2. school — ____________________
3. tiger — ____________________
4. chair — ____________________
5. farmer — ____________________

Part D: Common Noun or Proper Noun

Write C for common noun and P for proper noun.

1. Delhi — ________
2. city — ________
3. Rohan — ________
4. teacher — ________
5. Sunday — ________

Part E: Fill in the Blanks with Nouns

Choose suitable nouns and complete the sentences.

1. I write with a ________.
2. The ________ is barking.
3. We study in a ________.
4. My ________ tells me stories.
5. The ________ is full of flowers.

Worksheet Answer Key

Part A

1. book
2. Not a noun
3. school
4. dog
5. Not a noun

Part B

1. boy, ball
2. mother, kitchen
3. lion, forest
4. Meena, pencil
5. bird, sky

Part C

1. doctor — Person
2. school — Place
3. tiger — Animal
4. chair — Thing
5. farmer — Person

Part D

1. Delhi — P
2. city — C
3. Rohan — P
4. teacher — C
5. Sunday — P

Part E

Sample answers:

1. pencil
2. dog
3. school
4. grandmother
5. garden

Common Mistakes

1. Confusing Nouns with Action Words

Some students think words like run, eat, play, and sleep are nouns. These are action words, not nouns.

Wrong: run is a noun.
Correct: run is an action word.

Correct noun examples: boy, school, dog, pencil

2. Forgetting Capital Letters in Proper Nouns

Proper nouns always begin with capital letters.

Wrong: ravi lives in delhi.
Correct: Ravi lives in Delhi.

In this sentence, Ravi and Delhi are proper nouns.

3. Calling Every Naming Word a Proper Noun

Not every noun is a proper noun. A common noun is a general name, and a proper noun is a special name.

Common noun: boy
Proper noun: Aarav

Common noun: city
Proper noun: Mumbai

4. Not Identifying Place Names as Nouns

Some students forget that places are also nouns.

Examples of place nouns:

school, park, market, hospital, village, city

Sentence:

We went to the market.

Here, market is a noun.

5. Missing More Than One Noun in a Sentence

A sentence can have more than one noun.

Example:

The girl has a book.

Here, girl and book are both nouns.

FAQs

1. What is a noun for Class 2?

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.

2. What are examples of nouns for Class 2?

Examples of nouns are boy, girl, school, dog, cat, book, pencil, and garden.

3. What is a common noun?

A common noun is a general name of a person, place, animal, or thing. Examples are teacher, city, dog, and table.

4. What is a proper noun?

A proper noun is the special name of a person, place, day, festival, or thing. Examples are Riya, India, Delhi, Monday, and Diwali.

5. Why should Class 2 students practise noun worksheets?

Noun worksheets help Class 2 students identify naming words, understand sentences, improve grammar, and build strong writing skills.