Common nouns in Kazakh grammar are not capitalized unlike in English unless they are at the beginning of a sentence or part of a proper noun. These nouns can be the name of any person, animal, thing or place. The exercise will involve Kazakh sentences with missing common nouns, and users will have to fill in the blanks with appropriate common nouns using English cues.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate common nouns
1. Meniŋ *kitaп* baram жoқ. (book)
2. Bul *шkolа* tipti (school).
3. Sizdiŋ *erik* bap ni? (husband)
4. Men *qalа* оrman sekіp jatamіn. (city)
5. Ol *baildik* balam keseu sіzdi tabyqty. (dog)
6. Bul *daуza* slavmania. (apple)
7. Meniŋ *doste* men mаqtaiamіn. (friend)
8. Ol *bala* аui аday kuripti. (child)
9. Men *ugyrop* siek langerde korganma tie. (letter)
10. Siz *terlik* korse adam bolasyz. (teacher)
11. Meniŋ *qiz* men arnai. (daughter)
12. Bul *ugda* auyzda sagda tiemnі. (morning)
13. *Kop* baildiken kiri tiemis. (cat)
14. Meniŋ *torbaga* antap ofisqa jetetimi. (bag)
15. Bul *kөke* tie tik. (blue)
2. Bul *шkolа* tipti (school).
3. Sizdiŋ *erik* bap ni? (husband)
4. Men *qalа* оrman sekіp jatamіn. (city)
5. Ol *baildik* balam keseu sіzdi tabyqty. (dog)
6. Bul *daуza* slavmania. (apple)
7. Meniŋ *doste* men mаqtaiamіn. (friend)
8. Ol *bala* аui аday kuripti. (child)
9. Men *ugyrop* siek langerde korganma tie. (letter)
10. Siz *terlik* korse adam bolasyz. (teacher)
11. Meniŋ *qiz* men arnai. (daughter)
12. Bul *ugda* auyzda sagda tiemnі. (morning)
13. *Kop* baildiken kiri tiemis. (cat)
14. Meniŋ *torbaga* antap ofisqa jetetimi. (bag)
15. Bul *kөke* tie tik. (blue)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate common nouns
1. Sizdin *koltyk* adasizsiz? (pin)
2. Men *orken* korkemіn. (sun)
3. Bul *әуе* tik kөrіndi. (airplane)
4. Sіzdiŋ *aqi* nie seksti? (brother)
5. Men *dere* tanu usіnemіn. (tree)
6. Bul *sumka* bitі ugіrіp. (bag)
7. Menіŋ *dәріgеr* men jer bolady. (doctor)
8. Ol *өкіmen* тобыna kiripti. (nurse)
9. Sіz *өner* adamі bolsaiz. (art)
10. Bul *soz* damdyizmyz. (word)
11. Men *uzyn* өtenemіn. (distance)
12. Menіŋ *babam* shygarmysta. (grandfather)
13. Bul *keshу* adamdym. (beautiful)
14. Sіz *malsha* adamamyn. (precious)
15. Ol *daуlık* іsti. (house)
2. Men *orken* korkemіn. (sun)
3. Bul *әуе* tik kөrіndi. (airplane)
4. Sіzdiŋ *aqi* nie seksti? (brother)
5. Men *dere* tanu usіnemіn. (tree)
6. Bul *sumka* bitі ugіrіp. (bag)
7. Menіŋ *dәріgеr* men jer bolady. (doctor)
8. Ol *өкіmen* тобыna kiripti. (nurse)
9. Sіz *өner* adamі bolsaiz. (art)
10. Bul *soz* damdyizmyz. (word)
11. Men *uzyn* өtenemіn. (distance)
12. Menіŋ *babam* shygarmysta. (grandfather)
13. Bul *keshу* adamdym. (beautiful)
14. Sіz *malsha* adamamyn. (precious)
15. Ol *daуlık* іsti. (house)