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Key learning points

  1. There are four types of noun: common, proper, collective and abstract.
  2. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs build clauses.
  3. Determiners introduce nouns.
  4. Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb.

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.

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

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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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are word classes?
Correct answer: adjective
Correct answer: adverb
Correct answer: verb
passive voice
relative clause
Q2.
Which is the correct definition of a verb?
a word that describes a noun
a naming word for a person, place or thing
Correct answer: a being, a doing or a having word
a word that describes a verb or an adjective
Q3.
Which is the correct definition of an adjective?
Correct answer: a word that describes a noun
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?
a word that describes a noun
Correct answer: 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
Q5.
Tick all the words that can be used as nouns.
Correct answer: clothing
papery
adorable
Correct answer: light
Correct answer: friend
Q6.
Tick all the words that can be used as verbs.
Correct answer: light
cosy
Correct answer: place
helpful

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6 Questions

Q1.
In which sentence is 'place' being used as a verb?
Find a place where we can eat.
This place is amazing!
Correct answer: Would you please place it on the table?
You have really found your place in this class.
Q2.
In which sentences is 'find' used as a noun?
Did you find it yet?
Correct answer: What an incredible find this is!
Let's find her the perfect present.
Correct answer: The archaeologist examined the find carefully.
Q3.
Which words are determiners in this sentence? 'Those children are damaging my plants with their boots!'
Correct answer: those
children
damaging
Correct answer: my
Correct answer: their
Q4.
What is the noun phrase in this sentence? 'A wild cat attacked him.'
wild cat
Correct answer: a wild cat
attacked him
a cat
Q5.
Match the word to its word class.
Correct Answer:believer,noun

noun

Correct Answer:believable,adjective

adjective

Correct Answer:believes,verb

verb

Correct Answer:unbelievably,adverb

adverb

Q6.
Which words are adverbs in this sentence? 'We ran hard towards the softly glowing light of the cafe.'
ran
Correct answer: hard
Correct answer: softly
glowing