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Grade 1 Language - Nouns (Common, Proper and Possessive)
The candles shone brightly. The word 'candles' is the noun in this sentence.

Grade 1 Language - Nouns (Common, Proper and Possessive)

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This quiz introduces children to the terminology ‘noun’. 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.
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 color.
A noun can be anything you can touch like 'table', or a name given to a group like 'girls' or a place like 'park'.
2.
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.
3.
Which of the following is a possessive noun in the sentence below?
Kevin wants Sam’s chips.
Kevin
wants
Sam's
chips
The chips belong to Sam.
4.
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?!
5.
Which noun best fits into the sentence?
My ___ house is red.
family’s
don’t
nose
dad
The red house belongs to my family.
6.
Which noun best fits into the sentence?
A dog stole the ___ toy.
my
Mary
cat’s
brother
A dog stole the cat's toy.
7.
Which of the following is a possessive noun in the sentence below?
I can’t see the dog’s bone.
can't
see
dog's
bone
The bone belongs to the dog.
8.
Which of the following is a possessive noun in the sentence below?
The pretty girl’s dress is red.
pretty
girl's
dress
red
The red dress belongs to the girl.
9.
'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.
10.
'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.
Author:  Finola Waller

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