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Nouns - Identifying
The candles shone brightly. The word 'candles' is the noun in this sentence.

Nouns - Identifying

This quiz introduces children to the terminology ‘noun’ as requested in the National Curriculum. This quiz identifies what a noun is and is designed primarily for Year 1 children at KS1 level. This will develop their English language and Literacy skills, giving them an all-round understanding.

A noun is a word given to a thing. ‘The boy’s dog’ – there are two nouns in this sentence, the word ‘boy’ and ‘dog’.

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1.
Which word is not a noun?
hiding
clothes
shirt
girl
Nouns help us understand things. If I ask you to get me a chair, you need to know what a chair is - that's why we need nouns. They are common words.
2.
Which noun will you not find in a farm?
sheep
cows
chickens
slime
Female sheep are called ewes and males are called rams.
3.
'Ellen went to the hospital.' Which word is a noun?
Ellen
went
to
hospital
There is only one Ellen - as that is her name. But if we wrote 'The girl went to the hospital' then there would be two nouns in that sentence.
4.
'The train station was closed.' How many nouns are in this sentence?
1
2
3
4
There are lots of types of trains and many stations - both words are nouns.
5.
Which word is not a noun?
teeth
nose
jump
hair
The word 'jump' is a verb, whereas the other words are all things every person has.
6.
Which noun will you not find in a toyshop?
teddy bear
dolls
chicken
puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles were invented in 1760.
7.
Which word is a noun?
feet
run
Fred
whisper
Did you know that one-quarter of an adult's bones are found in the feet?!
8.
'I love pizza, chocolate, chips, rice, raisins and apples.' How many nouns are in that sentence?
3
4
5
6
Did you get all six? They are pizza, chocolate, chips, rice, raisins and apples. We use nouns all the time and they are easy to spot as you can have a few of them. Nouns don't need to begin with a capital letter unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.
9.
Which of these words is not a noun?
park
grass
slide
Miss Cook
Miss Cook is a name and so there is only one Miss Cook. If there are lots of an item, then it's likely to be a noun.
10.
What is a noun?
A doing word.
A word that describes action.
A word that describes a thing, place or person.
A word that describes a colour.
A noun can be anything you can touch like 'table', or a name given to a group like 'girls' or a place like 'park'.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What are nouns?

Author:  Finola Waller

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