This Year 1 Using Nouns and Verbs in Sentences Prior Learning worksheet covers previous Y1 learning and is a fantastic resource to use to assess children's understanding of nouns before they move on to the main lesson of using nouns and verbs.
Using four images, children are asked to label each image. Use this resource as a way to assess children's prior knowledge before moving on or alternatively, this could be used for those children who are less confident with word classes.