Nouns: People, Places and Things — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 1 nouns worksheet.
Year 1 · English · Nouns
Nouns: People, Places and Things — Answers
Part A — Spot the noun
A noun is a naming word. It names a person, an animal, a place or a thing. Circle the noun in each row.
- Asleep
- Bchair
- Csoft
- Dunder
Answer: chair
A chair is a thing.
- Ateacher
- Bruns
- Cgreen
- Dvery
Answer: teacher
A teacher is a person.
- Aquickly
- Band
- Criver
- Dslow
Answer: river
A river is a place.
- Ahappy
- Bsings
- Ckite
- Dof
Answer: kite
A kite is a thing.
- Abeach
- Bwalk
- Ctiny
- Dmy
Answer: beach
A beach is a place.
- Ais
- Bloud
- Cbaby
- Dfor
Answer: baby
A baby is a person.
Part B — Find two nouns
Each sentence has two nouns. Circle them and write them on the line.
Answer: girl, apple
Answer: bee, flower
Answer: uncle, truck
Answer: ducks, pond
Answer: boy, ball
Answer: cat, door
Part C — What kind of noun?
- farmer
- library
- spoon
- kangaroo
- thing
- animal
- person
- place
Answer: farmer → person; library → place; spoon → thing; kangaroo → animal
Part D — Your turn
Model answer: My brother has a red bike. (brother, bike) Our dog sleeps in the kitchen. (dog, kitchen)
Success criteria:
- Two complete sentences
- At least one noun in each sentence, circled
- Capital letters and full stops
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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