Starter quiz
- Find the two capital 't's.
- T ✓
- t
- T ✓
- l
- k
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- Select the capital letter for 'd'.
- b
- B
- D ✓
- d
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- 'Aisha' is a name. Choose the version of 'Aisha' that is written correctly below.
- aisha
- aishA
- Aisha ✓
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- Which two of the following are a place?
- the park ✓
- the beach ✓
- a dog
- a lorry driver
- a pencil
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- Which three of the following are people?
- a doctor ✓
- a table
- a sister ✓
- the zoo
- a teacher ✓
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- Which two of the following are things?
- a shopkeeper
- a pair of glasses ✓
- a bucket ✓
- the playground
- a grandmother
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Exit quiz
- Match the noun types.
- a headteacher⇔person ✓
- the library⇔place ✓
- an apple⇔thing ✓
- What is a common noun?
- a word that always comes at the end of a sentence
- a naming word that does not need a capital letter ✓
- a naming word that always has a capital letter
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- What is the common noun in this sentence: "The pen is green."
- 'pen' ✓
- What is a proper noun?
- a naming word that does not need a capital letter
- a word that always comes at the start of a sentence
- a naming word that always has a capital letter ✓
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- Which one is a proper noun?
- lamp
- bat
- dog
- Rasheed ✓
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- Which sentence is written correctly?
- The boy lives in Scotland. ✓
- The Boy lives in Scotland.
- The boy lives in scotland.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Nouns are words that name people, places or things.
- Common nouns do not need capital letters.
- Proper nouns need capital letters.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that proper nouns only have a capital letter at the start of a sentence.
Pupils will be exposed to a range of sentences in which proper nouns feature at the beginning, middle and end.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Common noun - a naming word that does not need a capital letter
Proper noun - a naming word that always has a capital letter
Capital letter - the upper case formation of a letter
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