⦠NOUNS
… NOUNS A noun is a word which refers to a thing. (Usually a person, place or object, and sometimes an event.)
For example: Dave, Charlotte, John, Chloe, Fred, London,
Barcelona, China. These are all
proper nouns (sometimes
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indicate a specific person or place. They always begin with a capital letter.
School
House, shovel, plate, spaceship, statue, pen,
horse, book.
These are all nouns because they refer to objects.
Flood, discovery, invasion.
Holidays
These are nouns that refer to things which
are events. This sort of noun can be tricky to identify, because they have ‘matching’ verbs.
For example: “My discovery amazed everyone.”
Discovery is a noun here, because it refers to
thing (the thing that you discovered).
Sport
“I discovered an ancient temple.” However, in this sentence, discovered is a verb, because it’s something you
did.
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nouns as you can that are
associated with these topics. Time yourself and see how
many you can get for each topic in just one minute!
called ‘proper names’) and are nouns which
a
Come up with as many
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… VERBS AND NOUNS Can you think of some words that can be a noun and a verb?
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For example:
Noun: What is today’s date? Verb: Can you date this antique school dinner? Use the space provided to write some sentences to show the difference.
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… APOSTROPHES An
apostrophe like this, ’ can be used for two things:
1 To show a possessive – that a noun owns something. In the sentence, “Callum’s bike is blue”, the apostrophe shows that the bike belongs to Callum. The word “Callums” is plural – there’s more than one person called Callum. However, “Callum’s” with an apostrophe is possessive – it shows that Callum has something.
2 To show that a letter or two is missing. In the sentences, “I don’t like cheese”, or, “Class 4 can’t spell”, the apostrophe means we don’t have to say, “I do not like cheese”, or, “Class 4 cannot spell”.
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Add apostrophes in the correct places to the
following sentences. If you find it easier, use the space provided to rewrite the sentences with all of the correct apostrophes in place.
1
You dont think Natalies school bag was stolen, do you?
2
The teachers shoes squeaked and he couldnt stop them disturbing the class.
3
Wouldnt the dogs bed be better on the floor than on the ceiling?
4
Cant you see hes unhappy about it?
5
My six cats wont be any bother while Im away.
Squished up words
like can’t, doesn’t or
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shouldn’t are called
contractions.
For example: Dave, Charlotte, John, Chloe, Fred, London,
Barcelona, China. These are all
proper nouns (sometimes
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indicate a specific person or place. They always begin with a capital letter.
School
House, shovel, plate, spaceship, statue, pen,
horse, book.
These are all nouns because they refer to objects.
Flood, discovery, invasion.
Holidays
These are nouns that refer to things which
are events. This sort of noun can be tricky to identify, because they have ‘matching’ verbs.
For example: “My discovery amazed everyone.”
Discovery is a noun here, because it refers to
thing (the thing that you discovered).
Sport
“I discovered an ancient temple.” However, in this sentence, discovered is a verb, because it’s something you
did.
Activity taken from
Inspiring ideas, awesome explanations and brilliant activities on everything you need to know about grammar Available in bookshops and online Bloomsbury.com •
@KidsBloomsbury •
nouns as you can that are
associated with these topics. Time yourself and see how
many you can get for each topic in just one minute!
called ‘proper names’) and are nouns which
a
Come up with as many
BloomsburyKids
… VERBS AND NOUNS Can you think of some words that can be a noun and a verb?
AcTiViTy
For example:
Noun: What is today’s date? Verb: Can you date this antique school dinner? Use the space provided to write some sentences to show the difference.
Activity taken from
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BloomsburyKids
… APOSTROPHES An
apostrophe like this, ’ can be used for two things:
1 To show a possessive – that a noun owns something. In the sentence, “Callum’s bike is blue”, the apostrophe shows that the bike belongs to Callum. The word “Callums” is plural – there’s more than one person called Callum. However, “Callum’s” with an apostrophe is possessive – it shows that Callum has something.
2 To show that a letter or two is missing. In the sentences, “I don’t like cheese”, or, “Class 4 can’t spell”, the apostrophe means we don’t have to say, “I do not like cheese”, or, “Class 4 cannot spell”.
AcTiViTy
Add apostrophes in the correct places to the
following sentences. If you find it easier, use the space provided to rewrite the sentences with all of the correct apostrophes in place.
1
You dont think Natalies school bag was stolen, do you?
2
The teachers shoes squeaked and he couldnt stop them disturbing the class.
3
Wouldnt the dogs bed be better on the floor than on the ceiling?
4
Cant you see hes unhappy about it?
5
My six cats wont be any bother while Im away.
Squished up words
like can’t, doesn’t or
Activity taken from
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shouldn’t are called
contractions.
