Recap! What Is a Noun?
A noun is a naming word.
Write down the names of:
• three places you know
• three people you know
• three animals you know
• three things you know
Find the nouns in each sentence
1. The musician played a beautiful
song.
2. English is my favourite subject.
3. I hid my keys in a drawer.
4. The fruit was in the bowl.
5. Mrs Dumitrescu was reading ‘The
Northern Lights’ on the bus to
Edinburgh.
Answers
1. The musician played a beautiful
song.
2. English is my favourite subject.
3. I hid my keys in a drawer.
4. The fruit was in the bowl.
5. Mrs Dumitrescu was reading ‘The
Northern Lights’ on the bus to
Edinburgh.
Recap! What Is a Noun?
As you know, a noun is a naming word.
But there are different kinds of nouns. These are:
common
proper
abstract
collective
Task: Copy the box above.
The names of people, places, animals and things are common nouns.
Write down the names of two things
you might find in:
a) a school cafeteria
b) a living room
c) a garden
d) a garage
Proper nouns are used for particular people, places or things.
Can you give examples of proper nouns?
1. a lake or loch
2. a television show
3. a specific place in the world
4. a brand of chocolate bar
5. a town
6. a famous dog or cat
7. a well-known street
8. a specific day
How did you do?
Can you sort these common and proper nouns?
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Bangkok Bravo FC
cheetah
plumber
tree
Freya
Germany
shed
car
Suzuki Swift
magazine
Answers
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
tree
Bangkok Bravo FC
plumber
Freya
car
Germany
shed
Suzuki Swift
magazine
cheetah
Collective nouns are used for groups of people, animals or things.
What do you think the following collective
nouns could be?
A ______________ of fish
An _____________ of soldiers
A ___________ of cows
A ____________ of rubbish
Can you think of other examples of
collective nouns?
Abstract nouns are used for things you can’t touch, such as a feeling, idea
or a quality.
Quiz: Identify the abstract noun in the following words:
boy
freedom
door
Identify the abstract noun:
love
Benjamin
orange
Identify the abstract noun:
jealousy
book
boat
Identify the abstract noun:
courage
frost
Paisley
Identify the abstract noun:
kiss
stress
paint
Plenary
Going back to the box you drew, add a picture to demonstrate the type of
noun it is.
For example, draw the Eiffel Tower beside ‘proper’ noun.
common
proper
abstract
collective
EXTENSION TASK
Longest list
On a piece of paper, write a list of as many nouns as you can for each letter of
the alphabet.
Can you come up with something for every letter?
Can you find the most nouns?