Chap. 01, Naming Words, Class V, English Practice Book, DAV Board, The Best Solutions.

Worksheet I

Around the House

Look at the words given below. Help Neeti to arrange the things in their proper rooms in the given network. Also add one more object in each room.

House – Sitting Room – Fan – Carpet, Centre Table, Sofa

House – Bathroom – Geyser – Shower, Wash Basin, Towel

House – Kitchen – Chimney – Saucepan, Stove, kettle

House – Bedroom – AC –  Bedsheet, Dressing Table, wardrobe

 

All the words you have filled in are the names of things that we use everyday. These names are Common nouns.

Tickle Your Mind!

In which room do you normally-

  • Listen to music: Bedroom or Living Room
  • Spend free time: Living Room
  • Sleep: Bedroom
  • Feel relaxed: Living Room or Bedroom
  • Watch TV: Living Room
  • Study: Study Room
  • Take dinner: Kitchen or Dining Room (if included)

Worksheet II

Guess who these people are.

  1. The _ho_og_ap__ loves his camera. → photographer
  2. I teach in a school. I am a a h. → teacher
  3. I fight for my country. I am a ol_e. → soldier
  4. I sell fruits in the market. I am a f i s l r. → fruit seller
  5. Himanshu repairs cars and trucks. He earns his living as a ec n c. → mechanic

Note: All answers are common nouns.

Worksheet III

Quiz Time

Answer in one word. (2025)

Question

Answer

Score

1. Who is popularly known as the Master Blaster?

Sachin

1

2. Which country is famous for noodles?

China

1

3. Which country hosted the 2012 Olympic Games?

United Kingdom

1

4. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?

Everest

1

5. Who is the Prime Minister of our country?

Modi

1

Total

 

5

Remember: Answers are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter.

Fun Time

Turn to the reading passage A.3 ‘A True Friend’ (Unit-Sports) of My English Reader. Get into groups of four. Pick out naming words from the story and write them under the following headings.

People: Rahul, Raj, Principal

Place: school, ground, field

Thing: cycle, prize, trophy

Encircle Rahul, Raj, Principal

Worksheet IV

Look at the pictures given below:

This is a bouquet of roses.

This is a string of pearls.

This is a bunch of keys.

flock – sheep

army – soldiers

fleet – ships

Worksheet V

Dictation Test

Given below are some mis-spelt collective nouns. Replace one letter in each one of them to get the correct spellings. The first one has been done for you.

You get one mark for every correct answer.

  1. A block of sheep. → flock (replace ‘b’ with ‘f’)
  2. A sleet of ships. → fleet (replace ‘s’ with ‘f’)
  3. A munch of grapes. → bunch (replace ‘m’ with ‘b’)
  4. A sack of cards. → pack (replace ‘s’ with ‘p’)
  5. A dwarm of bees. → swarm (replace ‘d’ with ‘s’)
  6. A berd of elephants. → herd (replace ‘b’ with ‘h’)
  7. A thoir of singers. → choir (replace ‘t’ with ‘c’)

Total score: 7 (one mark each)

 

Worksheet VI

Given below is a collection of words. Let us see if you can put them in the correct blank!

  1. a pride of lions
  2. a wardrobe of clothes
  3. a suite of rooms
  4. a bouquet of flowers
  5. a team of players
  6. a pack of wolves
  7. a gang of robbers

 

Now turn to the passage A.3 ‘A True Friend’ (Unit-Sports) of My English Reader. Pick out one collective noun from the story. Write it below. Then write five more collective nouns of your own choice.

  1. friends
  2. athletics
  3. leaves
  4. marks
  5. parents
  6. results

Worksheet VII

Give one word for the group of words given in bold in each of the statements given below. Take the help of the Aid Box.

Aid Box – shoal, staff, family, audience, troop, queue

  1. A line of people waiting for their turn to get into a bus. – queue
  2. A group of people watching a show/attending a lecture. – audience
  3. Rahul saw a large group of red coloured fish in the aquarium. – shoal
  4. A group of parents and children waiting at the dining table for the food to be served. – family
  5. All the teachers in a school attending a meeting with the Principal. – staff
  6. A group of monkeys perched on a wall in a zoo. – troop

Do It Yourself

Read the words given below and put them in the correct boxes.

People:

  • Jaya
  • Himanshu
  • Aditya
  • Reema
  • Ananya

Places:

  • Shillong
  • Bhopal
  • Nasik
  • Patna
  • Mysore

Animals/Birds:

  • Leopard
  • Nightingale
  • Chimpanzee
  • Turtle
  • Swan

Things:

  • Peach
  • Wardrobe
  • Chocolate
  • Doll
  • Computer

 

  1. Match the following with their collection:

Group Type

Correct Match

a troop of

monkeys

a litter of

puppies

a flock of

sheep

a gaggle of

geese

a herd of

elephants

a swarm of

flies

 

  1. Fill in the blanks with one word.
    (a) All the players in the team performed well.
    (b) Uncles and aunts, and nieces and nephews form a family.
    (c) A collection of photographs is kept in an album.
    (d) A troupe of dancers from Mexico visited our school last week.
  2. Complete the following blanks.
    (a) Driver is to car as pilot is to aeroplane.
    (b) Toothbrush is to teeth as comb is to hair.
    (c) Teacher is to learners as doctor is to patients.
  3. Put the words that go together (using Aid Box if provided).
    (a) oil and lamp
    (b) rain and clouds
    (c) needle and thread
    (d) baby and cradle
    (e) stars and night
  4. Work with your partner and complete the following web chart with appropriate words.

AnimalsWildlion, elephant, monkey, giraffe, crocodile

AnimalsDomesticsheep, goat, cow, dog, horse

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