Year 7 · English · Grammar refresher · Lesson 1

Word classes

The eight word classes - nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and determiners - with labelling practice and using them to improve sentences.

18-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Name and define the eight word classes
Identify word classes in a sentence
Tell adjectives and adverbs apart
Use word classes to add detail

The method

Verb first.
Nouns.
Describers.
Joining words.

Key words: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, determiner.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is a noun?

Step 1: Naming word

Answer: a person, place, thing or idea

Question 2

What is a proper noun?

Step 1: Capital

Answer: the name of a specific person, place or thing, with a capital letter

Question 3

What is an abstract noun? Give an example.

Step 1: Idea

Answer: an idea or feeling you can't touch, e.g. courage