Word grammar: Nouns

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Nouns are names of things or places, like ‘picture’, ‘dog' or ‘school’. Proper nouns are words that are the actual name of something - for example, Steve, Birmingham or Volkswagen. They always begin with a capital letter.

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Nouns includes:

  • Recognising different types of nouns in a sentence or text
  • The function of nouns in a sentence
  • The formation of nouns from other word types
  • Regular and irregular plurals of nouns
  • Use of nouns after prepositions

Downloadable Factsheets

Writing proper nouns

Writing proper nouns

An introduction to writing proper nouns.

What is a noun?

What is a noun?

Understanding the definition of a noun.

Finding the noun

Finding the noun

Understanding the role of nouns and how they are used in a text.

Downloadable Worksheets

A picnic in the park

A picnic in the park

Exercise in identifying nouns.

A good idea

A good idea

Exercise in the use of nouns in a narrative.

Travelling in the rush hour

Travelling in the rush hour

Exercise in identifying nouns in a text.

Answer Sheet: A picnic in the park

Answer Sheet: A good idea

Answer Sheet: Travelling in the rush hour

Making nouns

Making nouns

Exercise in making nouns from other word types.

Answer Sheet: Making nouns

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Adjectives

Adjectives

Adjectives describe things, people or places, like ‘stripy’, ‘soft’ or ‘warm’.

Verbs

Verbs

Verbs are doing words, like ‘to stir’, ‘smiled’, or ‘go’.

Pronouns

Pronouns

Pronouns are short words like ‘it’, ‘she’, ‘he‘, ‘you’, ‘we’, ‘they’, ‘us’, ‘them’, used instead of names.