Noun Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers

Definition: A noun is a part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. Examples: Mango, girl, boy, cat, etc.

Any name given to a person, thing, animal or place is called a noun.

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Noun Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers Pdf

Nouns are words used to refer to objects, places and living things. Some nouns also refer to feelings and emotions. Nouns can be divided into several categories:

• Proper and Common Nouns
• Countable and Uncountable Nouns
• Abstract and Concrete Nouns
• Collective Nouns

Fundamentals:
A noun is a naming word. It is the name of a person, place, thing or a state of being.

There are different kinds of nouns:

Common Noun:
A common noun is a general, ordinary name of a person, place, animal, thing or event. A list of Common Noun

• Girl, boy, sister, brother, player, singer (Person)
• Hospital, country, town, park, garden (Thing)
• Bird, lion, elephant, hen, rabbit (animals and birds)
• Cartoon show, concert, Football match (Animal)
• Ship, book, house, bag, pen (things)

Proper Noun:
A name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with an initial capital letter.

• Arun, Akbar, Rajan, Mary (persons)
• Sony Television, Lipton Tea (things)
• Agra, Paris, Singapore (places)
• Common wealth Games, Olympic Games (Events)

Collective Nouns:
Used for a collection of people or things.
A list of Collective Noun

• a bunch of flowers
• a flock of sheeps
• a library of books.

Abstract Nouns:
Describes a concept, feeling or emotion.
A list of Abstract Noun

• Childhood (the state of being a child)
• Fighting (the action being involved in fight)
• Richness (the state of being rich)
• Flight (the action being involved in flying)

There are two numbers for nouns in English language.

• Singular Number: A noun is said to be in the singular number, if it refers to one person, place or thing.
• Plural Number: A noun is said to be in the plural number, if it refers to more than one person, place or thing

Formation of Plurals:
There are certain rules to change singular nouns to plural. Let us learn about them.

Example:

Train	Trains
House	Houses
Gas	Gases
Dress	Dress
Fly	Flies
Baby	Babies
Toy	Toys
Valley	Valleys
Shelf	Shelves
Leaf	Leaves

Noun Exercises With Answers for Class 7 CBSE

A. Underline the Common Nouns in the following sentences.

1. They arrived early but at the wrong station.
2. We counted only six different colours in the rainbow.
3. The man was trying to steal a horse with a cart full of apples.
4. They have gone to the zoo to see the black bear.

B. Underline the nouns in the following sentences.

Questions:
1. The book was lying on the table.
2. Love begets love.
3. We cannot live without water.
4. Alcohol is injurious to health.
5. Smoking is a bad habit.
6. Wild animals live in forests.
7. All the girls were singing.
8. Gold is a precious metal.
9. Rice is the staple food of South Indians
10. Mankind should love nature.
11. We get wool from sheep.
Answer:
1. The book was lying on the table.
2. Love begets love.
3. We cannot live without water.
4. Alcohol is injurious to health.
5. Smoking is a bad habit.
6. Wild animals live in forests.
7. All the girls were singing.
8. Gold is a precious metal.
9. Rice is the staple food of South Indians.
10. Mankind should love nature.
11. We get wool from sheep.

C. Form Abstract Nouns from the following words. The first one has been done for you.
1. man
manhood

2. know
3. long
4. brother
5. scholar
6. sell
7. strong
8. lose
9. king
10. think
11. wise
12. great

D. Fill in the blanks with Abstract noun.

1. The library is a completely silent place. The library is a place of complete _______________
2. The attic is a dirty room. The attic is filled with _______________
3. She was a famous singer. She first won _______________ as a singer.
4. I heard the joyful news. I could have shouted with _______________
5. The lake is deep. What is the _______________ of the lake?

E. Fill in each blank with the correct collective noun.

1. A _______________ of birds flew over our heads.
2. He saw a _______________ of roaring lions in his dream.
3. The farmer thinks he has the biggest _______________ of cattle in his farm.
4. He ate a _______________ of grapes all by himself.
5. Our friend likes to show off his _______________ of stamps.

F. Rewrite the following sentences in plural form.

1. A passerby stops to watch a dwarf performs a dance.
_____________________________________________
2. She likes to cook spicy octopus with tomato.
_____________________________________________
3. My mother-in-law owns a buffalo.
_____________________________________________
4. The trio has been playing a piano for an hour.
_____________________________________________
5. The child’s pet is a gold fish.
_____________________________________________

G.Choose the correct noun the given option and fill in the blank.

1. The cat is sitting on my _______ (bed/beds)
2. There are five _______ on my desk. (pencil pencils)
3. I have two _______ (sister/sisters)
4. They are riding their _______ (bike/bikes)
5. We have a _______ (dog/dogs)
6. How many _______ so you have in your bag? (book/books)
7. My mother has a new _______ (computer/computers)
8. There are three windows in the _______ (room/rooms)
9. Susan has four _______ on the floor. (pen/pens)
10. There is one _______ (poster/posters)
Answer:
1. bed
2. pencils
3. sisters
4. bikes
5. dog
6. books
7. computer
8. room
9. posters
10. pen

H. Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to feminine. The first one has been done for you.

1. The manager is still a bachelor.
The manageress is still a spinster.

2. In the movie, the tiger was killed by the hero.
__________________________________
3. His son-in-law is a steward.
__________________________________
4. The count has one brother.
__________________________________
5. The author is writing a book about the emperor.
__________________________________

Practice Questions on Nouns For Class 7 and Solutions

Question 1:
In the sentences given below identify nouns and state what type of noun it is.

1.  A dog likes to eat bread.
2.  Police have given a grand party to public.
3.  The monitor told the class to keep mum.
4.  Hari likes to read Indian story always.
5.  The Ganga flows from the Himalayas.
6.  A Bengal tiger looks great.
7.  A man was standing there.
8.  Players were playing football.
9.  Oranges are a costly fruit.
10.  Eggs were broken by a boy.

Solution:

1.  Noun dog                 Common noun
   Noun bread              Common noun
2.  Noun police             Collective
   Common noun
   Noun public             Collective noun
3.  Noun monitor        Common noun
   Noun class              Collective noun
   Noun mum              Abstract noun
4.  Noun Hari              Proper noun
   Noun Indian story                 Proper noun
5.  Noun Ganga, Himalaya         Proper Noun
6.  Noun Bengal tiger                   Proper noun
7.  Noun Man                               Common noun
8.  Noun Players                         Common noun
   Noun Football                         Proper noun
9.  Noun Oranges                        Proper noun
   Noun Fruit                               Common noun
10.  Noun Eggs                              Common noun
    (Countable)
    Noun Boy                                Common noun

Question 2:
In the sentences given below some nouns are countable and some are uncountable. Find the noun and state what type it is.

1.  Hari bought rice and pulse for himself.
2.  Maruti is selling a number of cars.
3.  The forest has many trees to cut.
4.  Cow gives us milk to drink.
5.  Labourer works hard to finish the work.
6.  I love the sweets that are attractive.
7.  Water is a very precious mineral.
8.  The apples he bought were very raw.
9.  There are many ways to solve a question.
10.  A stampede occurred yesterday due to the crowd.

Solution:

1.  Uncountable pulse, rice (Material noun)
2.  Countable car (Common noun)
3.  Countable trees (Common noun)
4.  Countable cow (Common noun)
   Uncountable milk (Material noun)
5.  Countable laborer (Common noun)
   Uncountable work
6. Uncountable sweets (Common noun)
7.  Uncountable water (Material noun)
8.  Countable apples (Proper noun)
9.  Countable many ways, question (Common noun)
10.  Countable crowd (Collective noun)

Question 3:
Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1.  A swarm of ………… are flying all around.
2.  A …………… of musicians were performing.
3.  Farmers keep a ……….. of buffaloes.
4.  A …………. of girls could be seen here always.
5.  The house was on the target by a gang of ……………
6.  The board of ………….. decided to postpone it.
7.  Mr Arora  booked ………….. of rooms in a hotel.
8.  A troop of ………….. looks elegant on the go.
9.  Forests show you a clump of …………..
10.  The minister crossed with a heavy fleet of …………..

Solution:

1.  bees
2.  band
3.  herd
4.  bevy
5.  thieves
6. directors
7.  a suite
8. lions
9.  trees
10. cars

Question 4:
Make the plurals of the nouns given below.

1.  Owl
2.  Prime Minister
3.  Goat
4. Brush
5.  Key
6.  Negro
7.  Kiss
8.  Dish
9.  Lady
10.  Dwarf
11.  Farmer
12. Queen
13.  Step-son
14.  Louse
15.  Cargo

Solution:

1.  Owls
2.  Prime Ministers
3.  Goats
4.  Brushes
5.  Keys
6. Negroes
7.  Kisses
8. Dishes
9.  Ladies
10.  Dwarfs
11.  Farmers
12.  Queens
13.  Step-sons
14. Lice
15.  Cargoes

Question 5:
Match the following.

Solution:
(i)  (d)       (ii) (a)
(iii) (e)      (iv) (b)
(v) (c)

Question 6:
Fill in the blanks using the opposite gender of the noun given in the bracket.

1.  She likes the ………… of this movie. (hero)
2.  It is a ritual to ride a ………….. during the wedding procession. (horse)
3.  Farmers keep the …………. for the production of egg. (cock)
4.  The …………. didn’t respond to the call, (waitress)
5.  The …………. killed the wild beast easily. (huntress)
6.  A …………… can give birth to four puppies, (dog)
7.  Life for a ………….. is luxurious. (queen)
8.  The ………….. presented his poems. (poetess)
9.  Katrina is a beautiful …………… (actor)
10.  The …………. delivers milk to us daily, (milkman)

Solution:

1.  heroine
2.  mare
3.  hen
4.  waiter
5.  hunter
6.  bitch
7.  king
8.  poet
9.  actress
10.  milkmaid

Question 7:
In the given sentences identify the case of the noun.

1.  Prime Minister is going to Japan today.
2.  Flowers smell so good.
3.  Father teaches the child in the night.
4.  Mohit is busy with school’s work.
5.  The judge will sentence the thief later.
6.  Anshu refused this on conscience’s call.
7.  Vijay decorates the house beautifully.
8. Jenifer’s decision can’t be changed now.
9.  Sadhna is listening to Rahman’s music.
10.  Umpire declared the batsman out now.

Solution:

1.  Subject     –    Prime Minister
2.  Subject      –   Flowers
3.  Subject     –    Father
   Object       –    Child
4.  Subject      –   Mohit
   Possession  –  School’s
5.  Subject       –   The judge
   Object        –    The thief
6.  Subject     –     Anshu
   Possession  –  Conscience’s
7.  Subject      –   Vijay
   Object       –    House
8. Possession  – Jenifer’s
9. Subject      –   Sadhna
   Possession –  Rahman’s
10.  Subject     –   Umpire
    Object     –     Batsman