CBSE Class 4 English Revision Worksheet Set 10

COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

Q1. Fill in the blanks with suitable common nouns from the box:
fruits, children, bag, keys, notebook, jungle, birds, pencil, flowers, cup, lion, students

a) Ram enjoys eating fruits.
Answer: fruits
In simple words: Fruits are healthy food items that people enjoy eating.

Exam Tip: Choose nouns that logically fit the context of the verb and subject.

b) The children are playing in the park.
Answer: children
In simple words: Children commonly play in parks.

Exam Tip: Ensure subject-verb agreement when selecting plural nouns.

c) There are beautiful flowers in our garden.
Answer: flowers
In simple words: Gardens usually have flowers growing in them.

Exam Tip: Match adjectives like 'beautiful' with appropriate plural nouns.

d) The lion is the king of the jungle.
Answer: lion, jungle
In simple words: A lion is traditionally known as the king of the jungle.

Exam Tip: Look for famous wildlife titles and habitats.

e) We drink tea in a cup.
Answer: cup
In simple words: Hot beverages like tea are typically served in cups.

f) Anand writes with a pencil in his notebook.
Answer: pencil, notebook
In simple words: Writing instruments are used on paper notebooks.

Exam Tip: Identify two related instruments used for writing tasks.

g) Rani gave a bunch of keys to Seema.
Answer: keys
In simple words: A collective noun 'bunch' is commonly used with keys or grapes.

Exam Tip: Remember collective noun pairings like a bunch of keys.

Q2. Read the following sentences and underline the nouns. Put the nouns in the correct box:
a) There are two boys on that bench.
b) Where is your dog?
c) Ashoka was a great king.
d) Mice fear cats.
e) Mahatma Gandhi was born in India.
f) Hari ate an orange.
g) I live in New Delhi.

Answer:
a) There are two boys on that bench.
b) Where is your dog?
c) Ashoka was a great king.
d) Mice fear cats.
e) Mahatma Gandhi was born in India.
f) Hari ate an orange.
g) I live in New Delhi.

Exam Tip: Proper nouns always begin with capital letters and name specific people, places, or things.

Q3. Compose your own poem. Complete the list below and then write the nouns in the poem according to the number given:
1. Noun (thing)
2. Noun (Person's name - Best friend)
3. Noun (Place - city)
4. Noun (Place - name of another city)
5. Noun (Person - name of a classmate)
6. Noun (Person - name of another classmate)
7. Noun (Thing)

Answer:
1. pencil
2. Rohan
3. Delhi
4. Mumbai
5. Aman
6. Priya
7. eraser

MY VERY OWN NOUN POEM...
My (1) pencil, my (1) pencil, I love it! It is cool.
I would like to buy one for (2) Rohan at school.
I take my (1) pencil with me wherever I go,
From (3) Delhi to (4) Mumbai to Kolkata - oh!
My friends (5) Aman and (6) Priya say a (7) eraser is more useful.
But I feel that I must to my (1) pencil remain truthful:
I will hold my (1) pencil close to my heart.
And hope that we never, ever must part!
Exam Tip: Follow the numbering carefully to insert each chosen noun into its correct blank space.

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

Q1. 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 -

Answer:
a) child - children
b) foot - feet
c) goose - geese
d) mouse - mice
In simple words: Irregular plural nouns change their spelling entirely instead of adding -s or -es.
Exam Tip: Memorize common irregular plurals as they do not follow standard spelling rules.

Q2. Rewrite the following sentences, changing the nouns from the singular to the plural form:
a) The girl is very naughty.
b) A cow gives milk.
c) Please give me your book.
d) A box is heavy but a balloon is light.

Answer:
a) The girls are very naughty.
b) Cows give milk.
c) Please give me your books.
d) Boxes are heavy but balloons are light.
In simple words: When changing nouns to plural, make sure to change verbs like 'is' to 'are' and remove articles like 'a'.
Exam Tip: Always adjust helping verbs and articles to match the new plural subject.

Q3. Circle the correct noun:
a) Monkeys have long (tail/tails).
b) This (road/roads) is closed for repair.
c) Raja always reads a (book/books) at bedtime.
d) All the (leaf/leaves) fell off from the trees.

Answer:
a) Monkeys have long tails.
b) This road is closed for repair.
c) Raja always reads a book at bedtime.
d) All the leaves fell off from the trees.
In simple words: Select singular or plural nouns based on determiners like 'this', 'a', or plural subjects like 'Monkeys'.
Exam Tip: Words like 'a' and 'this' require singular nouns, while plural subjects require plural nouns.

Q4. Fill in the blanks with suitable singular of the underlined nouns:
a) I saw six men, but only one _________ helped them.
b) All the buses were crowded, but my _________ was almost empty.
c) After chopping tomatoes for an hour, I was happy to chop the last _________.

Answer:
a) man
b) bus
c) tomato
In simple words: Write the singular form of the plural word given in the sentence.
Exam Tip: Identify the underlined plural noun and write its exact singular equivalent.

NOUNS - GENDER

Q1. Fill in the blanks with the opposite gender of the underlined words:
(i) My aunt and uncle are coming tomorrow.
(ii) We have a cock and a hen.
(iii) The host was fat but the hostess was thin.
(iv) Ram's niece is sleeping and his nephew is dancing.
(v) There is a cunning fox and a vixen in this cage.

Answer:
(i) uncle -> aunt
(ii) hen -> cock (or rooster)
(iii) host -> hostess
(iv) niece -> nephew
(v) fox -> vixen
In simple words: Match masculine and feminine gender pairs correctly.

Q2. 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 rooster. My sister, who is a poetess, wanted a mare. A bull-dog is what my brother wished for. Well, being a smart girl, I quickly went and bought a white duck.

Answer:

Exam Tip: Scan the passage systematically sentence by sentence to extract gender-specific nouns accurately.