Revision: Identifying Types of Nouns – JSS1 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

This revision lesson gives practice in picking out parts of speech from sentences. Students identify the nouns in three sentences about whales, the pronouns in five sentences about the skunk, and the verbs in three sentences about a Hispanic theatre group. For pronouns and verbs, they also state the type of each.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• identify the nouns in a sentence;
• identify the pronouns in a sentence and state their types;
• identify the verbs in a sentence and state their types.

How do you identify nouns in a sentence?

Identify the nouns in the following sentences.

1. No one understands why whales sometimes strand themselves.
2. Since 1989, people in a group called Project Jonah have used an inflatable pontoon to rescue stranded whales and other marine mammals.
3. More than two thousand marine mammals have been helped in recent times.

How do you identify types of pronouns?

Identify the pronouns in the sentences below and state their types.

1. Which of the animals do you think has the worst reputation?
2. I believe the skunk is the animal that most people want to avoid.
3. The skunk can easily protect itself from others.
4. It can spread those nearby with a bad-smelling liquid.
5. This is a repellent that drives away predators.

How do you identify types of verbs?

Identify the verbs in the sentences below and state their types.

1. The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre performs plays about Hispanic life in the United States.
2. Over the past twenty years, this group has grown into a famous Hispanic theatre group.
3. In a way, speakers of both languages enjoy the play.

Evaluation

1. List the nouns in this sentence: “No one understands why whales sometimes strand themselves.”
2. Identify the pronouns in this sentence and state their types: “The skunk can easily protect itself from others.”
3. Identify the pronoun in this sentence and state its type: “This is a repellent that drives away predators.”
4. Identify the verbs in this sentence and state their types: “In a way, speakers of both languages enjoy the play.”