Starter quiz
- Which of the following is the best definition of a noun?
- a naming word for people
- a naming word for things
- a naming word for people, places and things ✓
- a naming word for places
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- Match the word class to its definition.
- noun⇔a naming word for people, places and things ✓
- adjective⇔describes a noun - it tells us what it's like ✓
- verb⇔a doing, being or having word ✓
- adverb⇔describes a verb - it tells us how it's done ✓
- Which sentence contains two adjectives?
- Mrs Begum's tired face frowned down at us.
- Mrs Begum's tired, anxious face frowned down at us. ✓
- Mrs Begum's tired face frowned down at us angrily.
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- Which sentence contains an adverb?
- We watched the long, dull film.
- We watched the long, dull film quietly. ✓
- We watched the long, dull film in the sitting room.
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- Match the word classes to the example words.
- noun⇔balloon ✓
- verb⇔floated ✓
- adjective⇔shiny ✓
- adverb⇔gracefully ✓
- Tick the sentences which have a missing word.
- We walked into shop. ✓
- The man gave his dog a treat.
- We walked into the shop.
- The man gave his dog treat. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which word class is introduced by a determiner?
- nouns ✓
- verbs
- adjectives
- adverbs
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- What kind of determiners are 'a', 'an' and 'the'?
- possessive pronouns
- articles ✓
- nouns
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- Which of the following words can act as determiners?
- low
- the ✓
- our ✓
- as
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- How would using the article 'a' instead of 'the' change the meaning of the sentence 'Take me to the hospital'?
- It would suggest that we don't really need to go to the hospital.
- It would suggest we don't have a specific hospital in mind. ✓
- It would suggest we wanted to go to one particular hospital.
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- Which of the following determiners could fit in this gap? 'I opened __________ door and I gasped in horror.'
- an
- the ✓
- my ✓
- your ✓
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- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- determiner⇔a word that introduces a noun in a clause or phrase ✓
- possessive pronoun⇔a type of determiner that helps us show who owns a noun ✓
- article⇔a type of determiner that helps us show how specific we are ✓
- noun⇔a naming word for a person, place or thing ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Determiners are a word class.
- A determiner introduces a noun in a clause or phrase.
- Determiners can be articles or possessive pronouns.
- Articles determine the specificity of a noun whilst possessive pronouns determine the owner of a noun.
- A determiner may be followed by an adjective or pair of adjectives then the noun.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to connect the determiner to the noun when adjectives are in between.
Remind pupils that adjectives describe nouns - can they spot the noun the adjectives describe to help them find the determiner?
Keywords
Determiner - a word that introduces a noun in a clause
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Article - a type of determiner that denotes specificity of a noun
Possessive pronoun - a type of determiner that denotes possession of a noun by another noun
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