🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To identify different types of nouns and apply capitalisation rules

Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify common, proper, collective and abstract nouns
✓ I can apply correct capitalisation rules
✓ I can explain the difference between noun types

📚 Part 1: Noun Type Identification

1. Which type of noun is "Sydney"?

Common noun

Proper noun

Collective noun

Abstract noun

2. Which type of noun is "happiness"?

Common noun

Proper noun

Collective noun

Abstract noun

3. Select all the proper nouns that need capitalisation:

melbourne

dog

christmas

school

pacific ocean

🔤 Part 2: Matching Activity

4. Match each noun to its correct type by drawing lines:

team

courage

McDonald's

book

flock

Common noun

Proper noun

Collective noun

Abstract noun

Collective noun

5. Fill in the blanks with the correctly capitalised words:

Last _____________ (tuesday), our class visited the _____________ (australian museum) in _____________ (sydney). We learned about _____________ (aboriginal) culture and saw artifacts from _____________ (world war two).

✏️ Part 3: Short Answer & Extension

6. Write one sentence using a common noun, one proper noun, and one abstract noun. Circle and label each type.

7. Explain why proper nouns need capital letters. Give two examples.

8. Extension: Create a collective noun for each group and use it in a sentence:

a) A _____________ of wolves: _________________________________

b) A _____________ of students: _______________________________

c) A _____________ of musicians: ____________________________

Differentiation Support:
• Common nouns = everyday things (cat, house, car)
• Proper nouns = specific names (James, Australia, Monday)
• Collective nouns = groups (team, family, crowd)
• Abstract nouns = feelings/ideas you can't touch (love, fear, wisdom)