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- Year 6
Word class revision
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are four types of noun: common, proper, collective and abstract.
- Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs build clauses.
- Determiners introduce nouns.
- Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Verb - a doing, being or having word
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Adverb - a word that can describe a verb or an adjective
Determiner - a word that introduces a noun in a clause or phrase
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to see adverbs as doing more than saying 'how' verbs are done.
Adverbs modify verbs by saying when, where, how or to what extent they are done - encourage pupils to look for words that modify the verb.
Complete lessons on determiners and adverbs are found in the accompanying Year 6 'Key terminology, including determiners, fronted adverbials and parenthesis' Grammar unit.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are word classes?
Which of these are word classes?
passive voice
relative clause
Q2.Which is the correct definition of a verb?
Which is the correct definition of a verb?
a word that describes a noun
a naming word for a person, place or thing
a word that describes a verb or an adjective
Q3.Which is the correct definition of an adjective?
Which is the correct definition of an adjective?
a naming word for a person, place or thing
a being, a doing or a having word
a word that describes a verb or an adjective
Q4.Which is the correct definition of a noun?
Which is the correct definition of a noun?
a word that describes a noun
a being, a doing or a having word
a word that describes a verb or an adjective
Q5.Tick all the words that can be used as nouns.
Tick all the words that can be used as nouns.
papery
adorable
Q6.Tick all the words that can be used as verbs.
Tick all the words that can be used as verbs.
cosy
helpful
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In which sentence is 'place' being used as a verb?
In which sentence is 'place' being used as a verb?
Find a place where we can eat.
This place is amazing!
You have really found your place in this class.
Q2.In which sentences is 'find' used as a noun?
In which sentences is 'find' used as a noun?
Did you find it yet?
Let's find her the perfect present.
Q3.Which words are determiners in this sentence? 'Those children are damaging my plants with their boots!'
Which words are determiners in this sentence? 'Those children are damaging my plants with their boots!'
children
damaging
Q4.What is the noun phrase in this sentence? 'A wild cat attacked him.'
What is the noun phrase in this sentence? 'A wild cat attacked him.'
wild cat
attacked him
a cat
Q5.Match the word to its word class.
Match the word to its word class.
Q6.Which words are adverbs in this sentence? 'We ran hard towards the softly glowing light of the cafe.'
Which words are adverbs in this sentence? 'We ran hard towards the softly glowing light of the cafe.'
ran
glowing
