Nouns

Nouns

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There are 2 types of nouns

• Common nouns - Names of things (places or objects)

• Proper nouns - Names of particular people, places or things

Example - find the nouns

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Find the nouns

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Find the nouns

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Boris is this particular bat's name, so this is a proper noun

Find the nouns

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Bat and cave are naming words of things or places, so they are common nouns.

Find the nouns

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave in the jungle.

Bat, cave and jungle are naming words of things or places, so they are common nouns.

Find the nouns

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave in the Amazon Jungle.

In this sentence, we know the specific jungle that Boris lives in. Because we know the name of the jungle it becomes a proper noun.

Multiple Select

Find the common nouns:

My dog Freddie likes to eat biscuits.

• Freddie

• Eat

• Biscuits

• Dog

Multiple Select

Find the proper nouns:

Last year I went to London on the bus with my friends Janet and John.

• John

• London

• bus

• Janet

• went

Multiple Select

Which of these words are common nouns?

• House

• Build

• Window

• Warm

Multiple Select

Which of these words are proper nouns?

• McDonalds

• Burger

• Ronald McDonald

• Fries

Task 1 - 20 minutes

• Look at the worksheet you have been given

• Read the information

• Highlight to identify the nouns

• Proper nouns in red

• Common Nouns in green

• If you finish this work before the time is up, complete the extension task

Quiz