Imogen Stewart Stafford College 1 What is a

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What is a noun? • A noun is a word used to refer to…. • people • animals • places • things Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 2

What is a noun? • A noun is a “naming word” • Everything we see or are able to talk about is represented by a word that names it Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 3

Nouns can be people… soldier doctor boy Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 4

Nouns can be animals… lion zebra Imogen Stewart - Stafford College dog 5

Nouns can be places… countryside factory Imogen Stewart - Stafford College house 6

Nouns can be things you can see… table flower Imogen Stewart - Stafford College computer 7

Nouns can be things you cannot see… faith happiness Imogen Stewart - Stafford College idea 8

Common Nouns • All of the nouns you have just seen are called common nouns • They are not written with a capital letter Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 9

Proper nouns • These are special names given to nouns and are always written with a capital letter… This is Fred. . . Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 10

Proper nouns This is Buckingham Palace Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 11

Proper nouns Christmas Day is in December. Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 12

Proper nouns • This is the Statue of Liberty. Which city is it in? Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 13

What’s my name? Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 14

Capital letters are used for… Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 15

Nouns • Activity Get together and write a list of common and proper nouns. Think of as many as you can… Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 16

Shopping Bag Quiz Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 17

Who are we? Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 18

Correct me if I am wrong… my favourite month is december. Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 19

Correct me if I am wrong… coronation street Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 20

Correct me if I am wrong… john the sun Africa eastenders uk bbc Monday french teacher Faith USA Imogen Stewart - Stafford College tesco 21

Nouns Remember, practice makes…. perfect! Imogen Stewart - Stafford College 22