Year 3 · SPaG · Nouns and noun phrases
Year 3 noun phrases worksheet and PowerPoint
To recognise and write a noun phrase.
Noun phrases
A noun phrase is a noun and the words that go with it. A determiner (the, a, my, this, two) comes first, then adjectives, then the noun. A prepositional phrase can come after the noun.
| determiner | the dog, my coat, three books |
|---|---|
| adjectives | the tall, thin man |
| prepositional phrase | the man in the doorway |
Examples
- The tall, thin man in the doorway waved.
- I ate a cheese sandwich.
Key words
- noun phrase
- a noun and the words that go with it
- determiner
- a word like the, a, my or two
- adjective
- a word that describes a noun
- noun
- a naming word
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Write six noun phrases about things in your bedroom. Each one needs a determiner and two adjectives.
Pupil target: I can find and write a noun phrase.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the noun phrases PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 36 of 53 in the Year 3 SPaG scheme, in the block “Nouns and noun phrases”.
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