Year 1 - English
Nouns: common and proper
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn about nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Specifically, they learn about the conventions around singular and plural common nouns and proper nouns. They learn that adjectives can both describe and compare and they learn that verbs can be both doing verbs and being verbs.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to define and identify a noun.
Key Notes
- Nouns are words that name people, places or things.
- Common nouns do not need capital letters.
- Proper nouns need capital letters.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that proper nouns only have a capital letter at the start of a sentence.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Nouns are words that name people, places or things. Common nouns do not need capital letters.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'noun'
a naming word for people, places or things.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that proper nouns only have a capital letter at the start of a sentence. Correction: Pupils will be exposed to a range of sentences in which proper nouns feature at the beginning, middle and end.
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