Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives

Identify whether a word is a noun (thing), verb (action), or adjective (describing word).

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What type of word is 'running'? A) noun B) verb C) adjective
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What type of word is 'enormous'? A) noun B) verb C) adjective
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True or false: 'Dragon' is a noun. 'Dragon' is a noun. A) True B) False
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Add an adjective: The ___ dog barked loudly. The ___ dog barked loudly.
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Sort these words into the correct order: noun first, then verb, then adjective. Put these in order: beautiful, swim, mountain
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In the sentence 'The clever fox jumped over the fence', which word is the verb? A) clever B) fox C) jumped D) fence
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True or false: In the sentence 'The fast car raced down the road', the word 'fast' is a verb. In 'The fast car raced down the road', the word 'fast' is a verb. A) True B) False
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The word 'light' can be a noun or an adjective. In 'The bag was very ___', it is used as a(n) ___. In 'The bag was very light', the word 'light' is used as a(n) ___.
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The word 'play' can be a noun or a verb. In which sentence is it used as a NOUN? A) We play football after school. B) The play was exciting to watch. C) Can I play with my friends? D) They play music every day.
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Put these words in order: adjective, noun, verb, adjective. Put these in order: sparkly, danced, graceful, princess
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Answer key

Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives · for parents and teachers

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verb
'Running' is a verb because it's an action - something you can do.
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adjective
'Enormous' is an adjective because it describes how big something is.
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True
'Dragon' is a noun because it's a thing (even an imaginary one). Nouns are people, places, or things.
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big
An adjective describes a noun. Any word that tells us more about what the dog is like works here.
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mountain, swim, beautiful
'Mountain' is a noun (thing), 'swim' is a verb (action), 'beautiful' is an adjective (describing word).
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jumped
'Jumped' is the verb because it tells us what the fox did - the action in the sentence.
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False
'Fast' is an adjective because it describes the car. The verb is 'raced' - that's the action.
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adjective
Here 'light' describes the bag (not heavy), so it's an adjective. As a noun, 'light' would mean the thing that shines.
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The play was exciting to watch.
In 'The play was exciting to watch', 'play' is a noun meaning a theatre performance. In the other sentences, it's a verb (an action).
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sparkly, princess, danced, graceful
'Sparkly' (adjective), 'princess' (noun), 'danced' (verb), 'graceful' (adjective). Together they could make: The sparkly princess danced gracefully.