CBSE Class 4 English Revision Worksheet Set 08

Q1. Underline the nouns in the given sentences and also write their types :
1. Richa’s wisdom has made her very popular.
2. Anu saw a huge herd of elephants approaching the village.
3. Tanya visited India last month. The beauty and culture of India took her breath away.
4. “Every student in this class must work with sincerity.”
Answer: 1. Richa (Proper Noun), wisdom (Abstract Noun)
2. Anu (Proper Noun), herd (Collective Noun), elephants (Common Noun), village (Common Noun)
3. Tanya (Proper Noun), India (Proper Noun), month (Common Noun), beauty (Abstract Noun), culture (Abstract Noun), breath (Abstract Noun)
4. student (Common Noun), class (Collective Noun), sincerity (Abstract Noun)
In simple words: Nouns are words that name people, places, things, animals, groups, or ideas.
Exam Tip: Always look for capital letters to easily spot Proper Nouns like names of people and places.

Q2. The plurals of these singular nouns do not end in -s or -es. Do you know what their plurals are ?
a) child- ____________
b) foot- ___________
c) goose- ___________
d) mouse- __________
e) tooth- ___________
Answer: a) child - children
b) foot - feet
c) goose - geese
d) mouse - mice
e) tooth - teeth
In simple words: Irregular plural nouns change their inside vowel sounds or take a completely different form instead of adding -s or -es.

Exam Tip: Memorize irregular plurals carefully as they do not follow standard spelling rules.

Q3. Fill in the blanks using either the singular or the plural form of the nouns given in the brackets:
a) The baker baked sixty ____________ of bread.(loaf)
b) ___________ and __________are being used by scientists for experiments all over the world. (mouse, chimp)
c) I go to the ____________ every Tuesday.(temple)
d) My mother has many kinds of ___________ in her kitchen.(knife)
Answer: a) loaves
b) Mice, chimpanzees (or chimps)
c) temple
d) knives
In simple words: Choose singular nouns when there is only one, and plural nouns when there is more than one based on the context of the sentence.

Exam Tip: Pay close attention to words like 'sixty' or 'many kinds of' which indicate that plural forms are needed.

Q4. Read the paragraph given below carefully. Pick out the masculine gender and the feminine gender and write them in the columns below:
My mother wanted to buy a hen but my father insisted on buying a goose. My sister, who is a poetess, wanted a mare. A cute dog is what my brother wished for. Well, being a smart girl, I quickly went and bought a white duck.
Answer:

In simple words: Masculine gender refers to male males or male animals, while feminine gender refers to females or female animals.

Exam Tip: When sorting gender pairs from a story, check both human family terms and animal nouns.