Structure: Nouns and Pronouns – Basic 1 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

What are Nouns? Nouns are names of people, animals, places, and things.

Examples:

• People: boy, girl, teacher, mother
• Animals: cat, dog, bird, fish
• Places: school, home, park, shop
• Things: book, pen, ball, cup

What are Pronouns? Pronouns are words we use instead of nouns.

Examples:

• I – about yourself
• You – about the person you talk to
• He – about a boy or man
• She – about a girl or woman
• It – about a thing or animal

Exercise 9: Circle the nouns: run – cat – big – school – jump – book – happy – teacher

Exercise 10: Replace nouns with pronouns:

1. Mary is tall. → _____ is tall. (She)
2. Tom can run. → _____ can run. (He)
3. The book is red. → _____ is red. (It)
4. The school is big. → _____ is big. (It)

Exercise 11: Choose the right pronoun:

1. The dog is brown. _____ is big. (He/It)
2. My sister is happy. _____ can sing. (She/It)
3. Mr. John teaches us. _____ is kind. (He/She)
4. The ball is round. _____ is red. (She/It)

Exercise 12: Complete with nouns or pronouns:

1. The _____ is in the classroom. (teacher)
2. _____ has a red dress. (She)
3. My _____ is at home. (mother)
4. _____ can fly high. (It – about a bird)

Exercise 13: Sort nouns into groups: Words: dog, Mary, school, chair, cat, Tom, kitchen, book

People: _____________ 

Animals: _____________ 

Places: _____________ 

Things: _____________