English Grammar Learning

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Slide 2 : Presented by Swapna Venugopal primary english teacher India.

Slide 3 : Dear children let us learn together the very basics of english grammar. Why not start with NOUNS? Just take a look at the next slide and try to answer it. You will know what is a noun in the following slides There are some exercises to try and do too.

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Slide 5 : Can you name the pictures which you just watched? What are they? Cow,van, man,flowersand a train.very good. WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD ARE ALL NOUNS.

Slide 6 : NOUNS are NAMING WORDS----names of persons,animals,places or things. The special names given to particular nouns are called PROPER NOUNS. All proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

Slide 7 : Let us learn some more about nouns.When we think of nouns we think of three things. KIND NUMBER GENDER

KINDS OF NOUNS : KINDS OF NOUNS Common noun A name that is common to all things of a kind.For example,man,dog,city,table etc. Proper noun The name of a particular person,place or thing.For example,Jenny,Mount Everest,USA,Alps etc.

Slide 9 : Abstract noun The name of something which cannot be seen or touched but shows qualities or actions.For example,wisdom,strength,bravery etc. Collective noun The name of a number of persons or things considered as one.For example,a bunch of flowers,a swarm of bees,a gaggle of geese, etc.

NUMBER : NUMBER What number is the noun? SINGULAR for one thing. for example,man,city,flower,cow,etc. PLURAL for two or more things. for example,men,cities,flowers,cows,etc.

GENDER : GENDER What gender is the noun? Masculine gender. Those nouns that denote a male.For example,boy,lion,cock,hero,uncle,etc. Feminine gender. Those nouns that denote a female.For example,girl,lioness,hen,heroine,aunt,etc. Neuter gender. Those that denotes niether male nor female(generally things without life).For exampleball,purse,book,shoe,house,etc.

ABSTRACT NOUNS : ABSTRACT NOUNS ABSTRACT NOUNSshow a quality,action,or state which we cannot see or touch but can touch but can understand. For example,happiness,patience,kindness,etc.

Exercise 1 : Exercise 1 Circle the word in each row that is NOT a noun.(remember a noun is a naming word) Shoe,belt,socks,wear,lace Dancer,athlete,singer,cricketer,running Tiger,lion,roar,wolf,jackal Tail,tell,beak,head,claw Rubber, ruler,draw,line,pencil ANSWERS Wear Running Roar Tell draw

Exercise 2 : Exercise 2 Given are some nouns.Place them in the correct list.one has been done for you. mother guard station teacher child playground ticket skates home school bus football Persons:mother. Places: Things:

Remember : Remember Common nouns that have special names are proper nouns. You are a girl and your name is Christy You are a boy and your name is Peter Girl and Boy are common nouns. Christy and Peter are proper nouns and always begin with capital letters.

Slide 16 : The days of the week,the months of the year and the special names of all cities,seas,rivers,mountains,buildings,countriesand festivals are PROPER NOUNS.

Exercise 3 : Exercise 3 Complete these sentences using proper nouns. My name is ----------------------- My father’s name is-------------------------- My mother’s name is---------------------- The name of school is -------------------------- I live in a town called----------------------------- It is in the state of------------------------------------ The name of my country is --------------------- My favourite festival is------------------------------

Exercise 4 : Exercise 4 Underline the proper nouns and circle the common nouns int these sentences.One has been done for you. Jenny goes to school by bus. Mrs peter is a teacher in our school,Riverdale. Lufthansa has two flights to London everyday. Tim has a new dog called Mutt. This summer we are going to Toronto for a holiday. Our school is closeds. It will reopen in March.

Slide 19 : Remember abstract nouns? Abstract nouns show a quality,action or state.Now for some exercise

Exercise 5 : Exercise 5 Form abstract nouns .One has been done for you. Soft softness Honest Polite Lazy Dark Cruel Clever Proud Beautiful sharp

SINGULAR AND PLURAL : SINGULAR AND PLURAL Singular stand for one person,placeor thing. Plural stand for more than one person,place or thing.

Let us see a diagram : Let us see a diagram ES S SH CH X O

Let me give you some examples : Let me give you some examples Dress----dresses Dish------dishes Match----matches Box-------boxes Tomato—tomatoes did you notice that all singular words start with capital letters? Because they are PROPER NOUNS TOO.

Exercise 6 : Exercise 6 Write the plurals of these words. Roof roofs Knife Valley Toy Branch City Mango

There are some exceptions. : There are some exceptions. Child-children Mouse-mice Foot-feet Ox-oxen Tooth-teeth Goose-geese Can you think of some more?

Exercise7 : Exercise7 Give collective nouns for th following. Herd pack swarm bunch clump Gang litter shoal pride crew A -------- of cattle A---------of cards A---------of bees A---------of keys A--------- of trees A--------- of thieves A--------- of puppies A--------- of fish A--------- of lions A--------- of sailors

Slide 27 : So,children you must be sure of nouns by now. Feel free to ask me if you have any doubts. I am available at swapnavenu72@gmail .com