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Nouns and Pronouns Practice

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Nouns and Pronouns Practice

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📚 Part 1: Definitions and Examples

Common Nouns: General names for people, places, or things (e.g., boy, city, book)

Proper Nouns: Specific names for people, places, or things (e.g., Tane, Auckland, Waitangi Treaty)

Pronouns: Words that replace nouns (e.g., he, she, it, they, we)

1. Identify whether each word is a common noun, proper noun, or pronoun. Circle your answer:

a) Kahu (boy's name) → Common Noun / Proper Noun / Pronoun

b) mountain → Common Noun / Proper Noun / Pronoun

c) they → Common Noun / Proper Noun / Pronoun

d) Mount Taranaki → Common Noun / Proper Noun / Pronoun

e) teacher → Common Noun / Proper Noun / Pronoun

2. Which pronouns could replace these proper nouns? Write your answers:

a) Aroha and Tama went to the marae. _______ enjoyed the hangi.

b) Wiremu plays rugby every Saturday. _______ is the team captain.

c) The Harbour Bridge is famous. _______ connects Auckland's North Shore to the city centre.

✏️ Part 2: Sentence Analysis

3. Read this paragraph and identify the nouns and pronouns. Underline common nouns once, proper nouns twice, and circle pronouns:
Rangi and his cousin visited Rotorua last weekend. They explored Te Puia
and watched the geysers. The tourists were amazed by the geothermal
activity. He took many photos to show his whānau back home.
4. Complete these sentences using appropriate pronouns:

a) Mateo and Kai went fishing. _______ caught three snapper.

b) The kiwi is a native bird. _______ cannot fly but _______ can run fast.

c) My sister and _______ are learning te reo Māori at school.

d) The All Blacks won their match. _______ played brilliantly.

🎯 Part 3: Creative Writing

5. Write three sentences about New Zealand using at least one proper noun and one pronoun in each sentence:
6. Replace the repeated nouns in this paragraph with appropriate pronouns to make it flow better:

Original: Tane loves basketball. Tane practises every day after school. Tane's coach says Tane has real talent. The coach thinks Tane could play for the school team next year.

Improved version:
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