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Nouns: common and proper
I can define and identify a noun.
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Year 1
Nouns: common and proper
I can define and identify a noun.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Nouns are words that name people, places or things.
- Common nouns do not need capital letters.
- Proper nouns need capital letters.
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
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.
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Find the two capital 't's.
t
l
k
Q2.
Select the capital letter for 'd'.
b
B
d
Q3.
'Aisha' is a name. Choose the version of 'Aisha' that is written correctly below.
aisha
aishA
Q4.
Which two of the following are a place?
a dog
a lorry driver
a pencil
Q5.
Which three of the following are people?
a table
the zoo
Q6.
Which two of the following are things?
a shopkeeper
the playground
a grandmother
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Match the noun types.
person
place
thing
Q2.
What is a common noun?
a word that always comes at the end of a sentence
a naming word that always has a capital letter
Q3.
What is the common noun in this sentence: "The pen is green."
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
Q5.
Which one is a proper noun?
lamp
bat
dog
Q6.
Which sentence is written correctly?
The Boy lives in Scotland.
The boy lives in scotland.