Noun phrases

For grown-ups: this lesson in words

Year 2 · English

Noun phrases: I can build and find noun phrases.

1. Here is an apple.

   Apple is a noun. It names a thing.

   What is the apple like? It is green!

   Picture: 1 green apple.

2. Here are two words: the apple.

   Apple is the noun.

   Add a describing word: the green apple.

   Picture: The sentence "the green apple", with "apple" labelled noun and "green" added after "the".

3. Green is an adjective, a describing word.

   All three words make one noun phrase.

   The describing word goes just before the noun.

   Picture: The sentence "the green apple", with "green" labelled adjective and "the green apple" marked as a noun phrase.

4. Your turn: Here is a picture. Which words match the picture?

   Picture: 1 red circle.

   Choose one:

   • a blue circle
   • a red circle
   • a red square

   Answer

   The answer: a red circle

   It is a red circle. Red and circle both match.

   Picture: A red circle: 1 red circle.

Words to know

noun:

A naming word for a person, animal, place or thing.

adjective:

A describing word. It tells us more about a noun.

noun phrase:

A group of words built around a noun, like the green apple.