What Primary 1 Students Learn

Common & Proper Nouns (P1)

Naming people, animals, things, places; recognising common nouns

Singular & Plural Nouns (P1)

Regular plurals with -s (cat/cats)

Possessive Nouns (P1)

Singular possessive 's (the cat's tail, Ben's bag, my mother's name)

Personal Pronouns (P1)

Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they); object pronouns (me, him, her, us, them)

Possessive Pronouns (P1)

my, your, his, her — basic ownership (my book, your pen)

Interrogative Pronouns (P1)

who, what, which — simple question words for people, things, and choices

Articles (P1)

Basic a, an, the — "a/an" for unknown nouns, "the" for known nouns

Demonstratives (P1)

this/that (singular), these/those (plural) — basic near vs far

Quantifiers (P1)

Countable: many, few, a few; uncountable: much, a little, little; both: some

Basic Adjectives (P1)

Identifying describing words (colours, sizes, feelings)

Action Verbs (P1)

Identifying action words (run, jump, eat, play, read)

Auxiliary Verbs (P1)

is, am, are, was, were, has, have — selecting based on subject and tense

Contractions (P1)

Shortened forms: I'm, he's, we're, can't, don't

Subject-Verb Agreement (P1)

Basic: singular verb with -s for singular subjects

Modal Verbs (P1)

Basic modals: can, cannot, may, must, should — expressing ability, permission, obligation

Simple Present Tense (P1)

Habitual actions, general truths; verb form with -s, -es, -ies

Simple Past Tense (P1)

Regular verbs with -ed

Present Continuous Tense (P1)

am/is/are + verb-ing — describing actions happening now (I am eating)

Prepositions of Place (P1)

on, in, at, by, between, beside, behind, under, next to

Coordinating Conjunctions (P1)

"and" to join words and simple ideas

Simple Sentences (P1)

Recognising simple sentences with subject + verb (+ object); identifying the subject and action

Sentence Types (P1)

Statements, questions, commands

End Punctuation (P1)

Full stops for statements; question marks for questions; exclamation marks

Capital Letters (P1)

Beginning of sentences; proper nouns (names)