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'The Magic Porridge Pot': reading and writing
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Which is the correct definition of a noun?
A word that describes a noun.
A doing or being word.
A naming word for people, places and things. ✓
Which statements about common nouns are correct?
Common nouns are naming words. ✓
Common nouns describe something.
Common nouns always need a capital letter.
Common nouns do not always need to start with a capital letter. ✓
Match the noun types (person, place and thing) to the correct examples.
person
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Izzy ✓
place
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beach ✓
thing
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pen ✓
Which is the correct definition of an adjective?
A word that describes a noun. ✓
A doing or being word.
A naming word for people, places and things.
Which is the correct definition of a verb?
A word that describes a noun.
A doing or being word. ✓
A naming word for people, places and things.
Match the word to the word class.
run
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verb ✓
porridge
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noun ✓
hot
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adjective ✓
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