Nouns: common and proper

English

Nouns: singular and plural

Adjectives: to describe

Adjectives: to compare

Adjectives: expanded noun phrases

Verbs: doing verbs

Verbs: doing and being verbs

Adverbs

In this unit, pupils learn to identify and use the four main word classes. In 'Year 1: Grammar 2: simple sentences', pupils will learn to write and say different types of simple sentence in the simple present and simple past tense.

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.

Word class

a word that always comes at the end of a sentence

What is the common noun in this sentence: "The pen is green."

a word that always comes at the start of a sentence

'Aisha' is a name. Choose the version of 'Aisha' that is written correctly below.

Which **two** of the following are a place?

Which **three** of the following are people?

Which **two** of the following are things?

Nouns: common and proper

Lesson outcome