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Basic Nouns & Verbs
LANGUAGEUse frequently occurring nouns (people, places, things) and verbs (action words) appropriately in speech and writing
Mastery Evidence
- Use common nouns accurately in sentences (e.g. 'dog', 'school', 'book')
- Use action verbs appropriately (e.g. 'run', 'eat', 'play')
- Identify nouns and verbs in simple sentences when prompted
Assessment Prompt
“When [child] talks or writes about everyday things — like "the dog runs" or "Mum cooks dinner" — do they use the right kind of words for things (nouns) and actions (verbs) without mixing them up?”
Curriculum Standards2 alignments
L.K.1bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsL.K.1b
Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
English Language Arts
Eng_Y1_WVGP_05The national curriculum in EnglandLearn grammar
Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by learning the grammar for year 1 in English Appendix 2.
English · Key stage 1
Prerequisites0
No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.
Unlocks11
- Regular Plural NounssoftAges 5—6
- Choosing A or AnsoftAges 7—8
- Abstract nounshardAges 8—9
- Expanded noun phraseshardAges 6—7
- Past, Present and Progressive TensehardAges 6—9
- Early Maths VocabularysoftAges 5—6
- Converting Words into VerbshardAges 9—10
- Determiners and articleshardAges 6—7
- PronounshardAges 6—7
- Subject-verb agreementhardAges 6—7
- Apostrophes for possessionsoftAges 6—8