This bright, appealing PDF writing worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using noun phrases and pronouns in Year 4.
This primary resource is divided into five sections:
- Understand
Underline all of the noun phrases or pronouns used to describe Rex the dog
- Challenge
Write different noun phrases or pronouns to describe the objects
- Test
Circle the pronouns in the sentences
- Explain
Using your own words, explain why a writer might want to use different noun phrases or pronouns when writing about the same subject
- Apply
Write a recount of George Spicer encountering the Loch Ness Monster. Be sure to include a variety of noun phrases and pronouns to describe the monster
This challenge features activities that include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.
What is a noun phrase?
A noun phrase is a phrase with a noun as its head. A noun phrase can be replaced by a pronoun.
Noun phrases KS2 examples
Some foxes
Foxes with bushy tails
Adult foxes can jump
Almost all healthy adult foxes in this area can jump
She waved to her mother
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. Pronouns are used to avoid repeating the same noun again and again.
Pronoun examples
She waved to him.
His mother is over there.
This will be an overnight visit.
He is the one who broke it.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition