English topics for ages 7–8
Phonics and vocabulary through to grammar, comprehension and writing that holds together — the mechanics of reading and being understood.
The years where fluency arrives. Topics assume confident counting and reading, and start asking the child to explain why an answer works.
20 topics · 120 hands-on stations · 1 free to try
What Is a Noun?
A noun is a naming word. It names a person, an animal, a place or a thing.
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Riya, Arjun, teacher, doctor, sister. Every one of them names a person.
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Peacock, cow, goat, tiger, crow. Animal names are nouns too.
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School, shop, park, kitchen, village. A place has a name, so it is a noun.
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Mango, ball, roti, bus, chair. If you can point at it, it is a noun.
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Free printable worksheet
Ten questions from Naming Words (Nouns) on one page, with an answer key at the bottom — a PDF you can print for homework, a car journey or a classroom. No account needed and nothing to sign up for.
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A few of the English topics at this age
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Words that name people, animals, places and things
🔍 What Is a Noun? · 🧺 Sort the Nouns · 🧪 The "the" Test · 🤝 Which Group? · 🎪 A Noun Parade · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Special Names and Capital Letters
Some names are special, and they wear a capital-letter crown
👑 Who Wears a Capital? · 🗂️ Big Letter or Small? · 🔧 Fix the Capitals · 🎩 Any One, One Special One · 🎉 Festivals in Order · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Doing Words (Verbs)
The words that tell you what is happening
⚡ What Is a Verb? · 🗂️ Verb or Not? · 🐾 What Does It Do? · 🔦 Find the Doing Word · 🎪 Verb Parade · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Describing Words (Adjectives)
Words that tell you what something is like
🖌️ What Is an Adjective? · 🥭 Grow the Mango · 🧺 What Kind of Describing? · 🤝 The Best Describing Word · 🔦 Spot the Describing Word · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Words That Stand In (Pronouns)
Small words that save you saying a name over and over
🔁 Why We Need Them · 🤝 Swap in the Small Word · 🎯 Pick the Right One · 🗂️ One or More Than One? · 🧹 Tidy the Sentence · 🎯 Practice Zone
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