<strong>Parts</strong> <strong>of</strong> speech checklist Name <strong>of</strong> student Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns Conjunctions Determiners Prepositions ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy <strong>Primary</strong> grammar <strong>and</strong> word study viii www.ricpublications.com.au R.I.C. Publications ®
<strong>Parts</strong> <strong>of</strong> speech Nouns Focus Common, proper <strong>and</strong> collective nouns Definitions • Nouns are words used to name people, places, things, feelings or ideas. • Common nouns name general people, places <strong>and</strong> things. Example: ‘The man reading a book in the park had sunglasses on to protect his eyes from the glare <strong>of</strong> the sun.’ • Proper nouns are used to name specific people, places or things. They begin with capital letters. Example: ‘Dave Simpson sat in Kings Park, wearing his new sunglasses <strong>and</strong> reading the latest book by Michelle Smith.’ • Collective nouns are used to define a group <strong>of</strong> objects, people, animals, inanimate things, or concepts. Example: family, herd, flock, group, team <strong>and</strong> class Explanation • The word ‘noun’ comes from the Latin ‘nomen’, which means ‘name’. Some words can be a noun, verb, or adjective, depending on how that word is used. Example: ‘The bank hired an extra guard (noun) to guard (verb) the safe.’ • Proper nouns are capitalised. Common <strong>and</strong> collective nouns are not capitalised unless they begin a sentence or start a title. Some nouns that would appear to need capitalisation, such as the names <strong>of</strong> seasons (winter, spring, autumn, summer) are no longer capitalised because, through long usage, they have come to be considered common nouns. Cardinal directions (north, south, east, <strong>and</strong> west), words for relatives (mum, uncle—unless used as part <strong>of</strong> the name, such as Uncle Fred) <strong>and</strong> names <strong>of</strong> some subject areas (maths, science) are also no longer considered proper nouns. • A collective noun is a single ‘thing’ made up <strong>of</strong> more than one person or thing. A committee, team, or family cannot consist <strong>of</strong> one member; at least two people must compose the unit. Each collective noun can be singular or plural, depending on the sense <strong>of</strong> the sentence. When referring to the collective group, a singular verb is used. Example: ‘The team is flying to Melbourne for the finals.’ In this example, all members <strong>of</strong> the collective noun are doing the same thing at the same time. However, when referring to the individual members <strong>of</strong> the team acting, the plural can be used. Example: ‘The team are going their separate ways.’ • There are specific collective nouns for types <strong>of</strong> animals. Example: a murder <strong>of</strong> crows or a parliament <strong>of</strong> rooks Worksheet information • Give all students a copy <strong>of</strong> the worksheet <strong>and</strong> read the definitions with them. Explain the worksheet requirements <strong>and</strong> allow students to read the story <strong>and</strong> identify the different kinds <strong>of</strong> nouns. They then write these into the appropriate section <strong>of</strong> the apartment outline. Students then use a similar format to draw an outline <strong>of</strong> a favourite movie, holiday or story with three sections <strong>and</strong> fill the outline with common, collective <strong>and</strong> proper nouns. Students may wish to do this on the back <strong>of</strong> the worksheet if there is not enough room in the space provided. Ideas for further practice • Students can try to describe their family without using nouns, or tell a friend about a movie without using any nouns. • Students form groups <strong>of</strong> three, each group with a sheet <strong>of</strong> paper. Students write proper nouns on the top <strong>of</strong> the sheet, fold so the words are covered, <strong>and</strong> pass it to the person next to them. Repeat with two common <strong>and</strong> two proper nouns. Students then open the paper <strong>and</strong> create a funny story using the six nouns on their piece <strong>of</strong> paper. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Answers 1. Common nouns: entrance, flats, apartments, stairs, flat, door, furniture, stereo, cat, s<strong>of</strong>a, fridge, food, banana, juice, television. Collective nouns: crowd, block, police, gang, flights, bunch, team Proper nouns: Asha, Cranston, Roxy, Cranston Cowboys, Rowtown Roosters 2. Teacher check <strong>Primary</strong> grammar <strong>and</strong> word study 2 www.ricpublications.com.au R.I.C. Publications ®
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