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Nouns: common and proper

I can define and identify a noun.

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Nouns: common and proper

I can define and identify a noun.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Nouns are words that name people, places or things.
  2. Common nouns do not need capital letters.
  3. Proper nouns need capital letters.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that proper nouns only have a capital letter at the start of a sentence.

Pupils will be exposed to a range of sentences in which proper nouns feature at the beginning, middle and end.

Keywords

  • Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

  • Common noun - a naming word that does not need a capital letter

  • Proper noun - a naming word that always has a capital letter

  • Capital letter - the upper case formation of a letter

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6 Questions

Q1.
Find the two capital 't's.
Correct answer: T
t
Correct answer: T
l
k
Q2.
Select the capital letter for 'd'.
b
B
Correct answer: D
d
Q3.
'Aisha' is a name. Choose the version of 'Aisha' that is written correctly below.
aisha
aishA
Correct answer: Aisha
Q4.
Which two of the following are a place?
Correct answer: the park
Correct answer: the beach
a dog
a lorry driver
a pencil
Q5.
Which three of the following are people?
Correct answer: a doctor
a table
Correct answer: a sister
the zoo
Correct answer: a teacher
Q6.
Which two of the following are things?
a shopkeeper
Correct answer: a pair of glasses
Correct answer: a bucket
the playground
a grandmother

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the noun types.
Correct Answer:a headteacher,person

person

Correct Answer:the library,place

place

Correct Answer:an apple,thing

thing

Q2.
What is a common noun?
a word that always comes at the end of a sentence
Correct answer: a naming word that does not need a capital letter
a naming word that always has a capital letter
Q3.
What is the common noun in this sentence: "The pen is green."
Correct Answer: pen, Pen
Q4.
What is a proper noun?
a naming word that does not need a capital letter
a word that always comes at the start of a sentence
Correct answer: a naming word that always has a capital letter
Q5.
Which one is a proper noun?
lamp
bat
dog
Correct answer: Rasheed
Q6.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Correct answer: The boy lives in Scotland.
The Boy lives in Scotland.
The boy lives in scotland.