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What you need to know!. NOUNS. A NOUN IS A NAMING WORD. cat. car. house. plane. college. bed. ice-cream. People. doctor. pilot. vet. mum. teacher. Nouns can also be things that you can’t see – such as emotions. jealousy. love. anger.
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What you need to know! NOUNS
A NOUN IS A NAMING WORD cat car house
plane college bed ice-cream
People doctor pilot vet mum teacher
Nouns can also be things that you can’t see – such as emotions. jealousy love anger
These nouns are called ‘common nouns’. They don’t have capital letters at the beginning. Butsome other nouns are called ‘proper nouns’ and they do have capitals.
People’s names are proper nouns and always start with a capital letter. London Names of places are proper nouns - Barnsley, Leeds, New York, Rome.
Names of special buildings are ‘proper nouns’ and have capital letters. Houses of Parliament Hampton Court Palace
SPECIAL DAYS Christmas Day Mother’s Day December Months of the year and days of the week
A ‘collective noun’ is the name given to a group of people, objects or animals. A pride of lions A flock of sheep Do you know any more?