A lesson about a special town by a river. We only name the lesson — every example here is our own — and use it to learn naming words and note-taking: proper and common nouns, capital letters, and how to write a short fact file. Tap each idea to start.
Play with it
Some names get a capital letter; some do not. Tap each idea to learn the rule.
Learn
Try it. Find the proper noun: “The weaver from the town made a beautiful saree.”
There is no proper noun here — “weaver” and “town” are common nouns. If we wrote “the weaver from Maheshwar,” then Maheshwar would be the proper noun.
Where you'll meet it
Names of towns, streets and rivers are proper nouns, so they always take capitals. Now your addresses will look just right.
Pick any place you like and write a five-line fact file: where it is, what it is famous for, one fun fact. Quick and clear!
Knowing when to use a capital letter makes everything you write — stories, letters, projects — look correct and tidy.
Check yourself
Nine quick questions that check the skill — telling proper from common nouns, using capital letters and writing a fact file — not just remembering the lesson.
Skill practice with our own original examples. The lesson “Maheshwar” (NCERT Santoor, Class 4) is referenced by name only, never reproduced.
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