GRADE 5

Language – All about nouns and synonyms

Grade 5 English Home Language Term 1 Week 1&2: Language: All about nouns and synonyms
Name: Tadiwa Manyumwa

A. Proper nouns and common nouns

Nouns are the part of speech that names a person, place,

thing or idea.
a) Proper nouns are the names of speci c
people, places, things, or ideas. They begin
with a capital letter because they are names.
For example: Mr Johnson teachers at Parkside
Primary School.
b) Common nouns are general nouns and not
names. They start with a lowercase letter. For
example: desk, chair, school, teacher.

Read the following text and identify the proper nouns

and the common nouns. Make a table like the one shown below and in it, write all
the proper nouns and common nouns. (Do not include duplicates)
One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside. Hippo didn’t see that Rabbit
was there and she accidentally stepped on Rabbit’s foot. Rabbit yelled and
started screaming at Hippo, “You Hippo! Can’t you see that you’re stepping
on my foot?”
Hippo apologised to Rabbit, “I’m so sorry, my friend. I didn’t see you.
Please forgive me!”
But Rabbit wouldn’t listen and he shouted at Hippo, “You did that on
purpose! Someday, you’ll see! You’re going to pay!”
Proper nouns Common nouns
Rabbit Riverside
Hippo Foot
Friend

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B. Synonyms

Grade 5 English Home Language Term 1 Week 1&2: Language: All about nouns and synonyms
Synonyms are words
that have the same
meaning. They can be
used interchangeably with
one another. For example:
quiet - silent

Choose the most suitable synonym for each underlined word below by circling
your choice.
1. Fire answered, “No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you asked.
a) questioned b) told c) requested d) thought
Requested
2. Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when “whoosh!” Fire burst into
ame.
a) changed b) turned c) ruptured d) simmered Ruptured
3. Hippo started to cry and ran for the water because all her hair was burned in the
re.
a) shout b) sob c) laugh d) wail Sob

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