Nouns · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.3.1.1.2 - Identify and use: proper nouns (refer to festivals), count/non-count nouns, singular and plural (regular, irregular), plural without plural marker.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify proper nouns in sentences about Ghanaian festivals and write at least five festival names as proper nouns with correct capitalisation.
Distinguish between count nouns and non-count nouns by sorting a given list of words into the correct groups.
Form the plural of regular nouns by adding s or es, and give examples such as table to tables, box to boxes.
Identify irregular plural forms of given nouns (child, ox, man, goose, tooth, etc.) and use them correctly in sentences.
Recognise nouns that stay the same in singular and plural (sheep, people, fish) and use them correctly in sentences.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar and Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Nouns (3.1)
Content standard: B5.3.1.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of nouns in communication
Indicator: B5.3.1.1.2 - Identify and use:
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 105
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- proper nouns - refer to festivals;
- Count/non-count
- Singular
- Plural (regular, irregular)
- plural without plural marker
Proper nouns
- Introduce the concept in context.
E.g. Christmas is coming.
The people of Ga celebrate Homowo.
- In pairs have learners give more examples of festivals and write them as proper nouns.
Count and non-count nouns.
- Revise the concept of proper nouns and common nouns. (Proper nouns refer to particular nouns such as names of people, places, mountains, etc.)
- Elicit examples from learners.
- Briefly discuss what common nouns are giving and eliciting several examples.
- Use several examples to explain and exemplify count and non-count nouns and provide activities for practice.
Singular and Plural (regular, irregular) nouns
- Introduce singular and plural nouns in context.
e.g. I need a table. Can you give me one of these tables? This child looks sick, but those children look healthy.
- Have learners read the sentences and observe the underlined words.
- Show pictures of objects/people to help learners to identify regular and irregular nouns e.g. picture of a child, and a picture of children.
- Guide learners to discover the difference between regular and irregular plural forms:
- Regular count nouns take s or es to form their plural.
- e.g. table - tables, chair - chairs
- Irregular count nouns are nouns that do not take s or es to form their plural.
e.g. child - children; ox - oxen; man - men; goose - geese
Plural nouns without plural markers
- Have learners discover the plural nouns without plural marker in context.
E.g. The sheep are grazing outside. I met a lot of people at the party.