Worksheet Solutions: The Noun & Its Kinds - 2 | English Grammar Class 3 PDF Download

Q1: Add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to form the plural noun.
(i) event ________
(ii) lunch ________
(iii) marsh ________
(iv) region ________
(v) process ________
(vi) peer ________
(vii) division ________
(viii) fox ________
(ix) head ________
(x) bus ________
(xi) volunteer ________
(xii) church ________
Ans:
(i) event → events
(ii) lunch → lunches
(iii) marsh → marshes
(iv) region → regions
(v) process → processes
(vi) peer → peers
(vii) division → divisions
(viii) fox → foxes
(ix) head → heads
(x) bus → buses
(xi) volunteer → volunteers
(xii) church → churches

Q2: Complete the story with nouns from the word bank.
train, towns, tracks, workers, company, country, Coast, railroad, railways, years, side, americans 
The East Coast and the West Coast of our ______ were not always connected with a ______. The train could not go further west than the Missouri River. In the late 1860s, this changed. A railroad ______ called the Union Pacific Rail Road was approved by President Lincoln to build a railway from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The railway began in Nebraska and was to meet up with the Central Pacific Railroad line that started in Sacramento. Together, these two ______ became the First Transcontinental Railroad. 

The railroad was built by many Irish ______ under the direction of Dr. Thomas Durant. The workers laid train ______ for almost four ______ to meet the Pacific side in Utah in 1869. Many ______ grew along the Transcontinental Railroad, linking the east ______ of the country to the west. Being able to travel by ______ from New York to Sacramento was a big accomplishment for ______.

Hint: A noun is a person, a place, a thing or an idea.

Ans:
The East Coast and the West Coast of our country were not always connected with a railroad. The  train could not go further west than the Missouri River. In the late 1860s, this changed. A railroad company called the Union Pacific Rail Road was approved by President Lincoln to build a railway from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The railway began in Nebraska and was to meet up with the Central Pacific Railroad line that started in Sacramento. Together, these two railways became the First Transcontinental Railroad.
The railroad was built by many Irish workers under the direction of Dr. Thomas Durant. The workers laid train tracks for almost four years to meet the Pacific side in Utah in 1869. Many towns grew along the Transcontinental Railroad, linking the east side of the country to the west. Being able to travel by train from New York to Sacramento was a big accomplishment for Americans.