Language Tree SB 1

Unit 6

Language: groups of nouns 1  Re-read the poem on page 39. • How many nouns can you find? • Which of them are animals?

We can sort nouns into groups: Car, plane, bus are all words naming things you can travel in.

2 Which of these nouns are clothes? Write a list.

Example: â shirt

shirt

cup

hat laptop boat dress sock shorts

3 Which of these nouns are parts of your body? Write a list.

brush arm foot spoon nose chair head shoe

• Help pupils to see how things can be categorised or put into groups. • Extension: Write the headings ‘school’ and ‘family’ on the board and ask the class to suggest nouns relating to each. • For more work on categorisation of words, see Workbook 1 page 94–95.

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