Exploring Types of Nouns for Grade 2

This video tutorial introduces Grade 2 students to the concept of nouns, explaining the three main types: proper nouns, common nouns, and collective nouns. Proper nouns are special names for people, places, animals, or things and always start with a capital letter. Common nouns are ordinary names for people, places, animals, or things. Collective nouns refer to groups of people, animals, or things. The video provides examples for each type and includes an exercise to identify nouns and their types. The tutorial concludes with a call to action for viewers to engage with the content.

What are the names given to persons, places, animals, and things called?

• Nouns

• Adjectives

• Verbs

• Adverbs

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• classroom

• Rahul

• hospital

• city

In the sentence 'Tim has a Sony TV at home', which word is a proper noun?

• Tim

• home

• has

• TV

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Rita

• dog

• Sony TV

• New Delhi

In the sentence 'My uncle has a big house', which word is a common noun?

• uncle

• big

• my

• has

What is the term for names given to groups of persons, animals, or things?

• Abstract nouns

• Common nouns

• Collective nouns

• Proper nouns

Which of the following is a collective noun for a group of animals?

• a bunch of keys

• a crowd of people

• a bevy of girls

• a pride of lions

In the sentence 'We saw a flock of sheep grazing merrily', which word is a collective noun?

• flock

• merrily

• grazing

• sheep

In the sentence 'Sonia loves to have a pizza', which word is a proper noun?

• loves

• Sonia

• have

• pizza

Complete the sentence: A _____ of birds.

• flock

• swarm

• pride

• troop