Parts of Speech 1

Nouns Verbs

Adjectives

By Terri Coleson

NOUNS Orange means Warning! I am an important detail in

the sentence!

A NOUN is a Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

You cannot have a sentence without a noun!

Most of the words we encounter in reading are nouns

Some examples of nouns include

Love, Hunger, Table, Basketball, Boy, Girl, Cafeteria, or Park

Nouns PracticeWhat is a noun? (Click for answer)

A Person, Place Thing, or Idea

Identify the nouns in the following sentences

The boy and girl ran and almost tripped as they chased the dog into the scary house on the corner. (Click for answer)

1) Boy 2) Girl 3) Dog 4) House 5) Corner

When I saw the rain begin to fall, I groaned. I had just washed my car an hour ago. I could have saved 15 dollars! (Click for Answer)

1)Rain 2) Car 3)Hour 4)Dollars

VERBSGreen means Action! Go!

A VERB is an action that the NOUN does

A complete sentence also needs a verb!

You will find a lot of verbs in directions.

Examples of Verbs include:

Go, Walk, Play, Cite, Explain, Be,

Think, Are, Am, and Was

Verb Practice What is a verb? (Click for Answer)

An action that the noun does!

Identify the verbs in the following sentences

It was Saturday. I went to bed early, ate a high protein breakfast, stretched, and drove to the pool. I was tired after swimming the race, but had so much fun! (Click for Answer)

1) Went 2) Ate 3) Stretched 4) Drove 5) Tired 6) Swimming 7) Had

I almost ran into the teacher as I rushed out of class. I was late because I had stayed talking to my friend. (Click for Answer)

1) Ran 2) Rushed 3) Was 4) Stayed 5) Talking

ADJECTIVESAdjectives are social words! They can never be alone

in a sentence.

Adjectives add details, or describe a noun.

Sentences don’t have to have adjectives, but they help us with details.

Adjectives will always be next to a noun.

Some examples of adjectives are:

Pretty, Angry, Red, Small, big, Crazy, Explanatory

Adjective PracticeWhat is an adjective? (Click for Answer)

A word that describes a noun!

Identify the adjectives in the following sentences

I bounced my small red ball into the long dark hallway, and chased after it. My squeaky shoes were slippery, and I almost fell into a blue door! (Click for Answer)

1) Small 2) Red 3) Long 4) Dark 5) Squeaky 6) Slippery 7) Blue

I found a small gold coin on the ground at the park one day. It looked old and valuable, so I took it to a coin shop. (Click for Answer)

1) Small 2) Gold 3) Old 4) Valuable

REVIEWNOUNS

A NOUN is a Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

You cannot have a sentence without a noun!

VERBS

A VERB is an action that the NOUN does

A complete sentence also needs a verb!

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives add details, or describe a noun.

Sentences don’t have to have adjectives, but they help us with details.

Quiz Time! Define a noun

A Person, Place Thing, or Idea

Define a verb

An action that the noun does!

Define an adjective

A word that describes a noun!

Quiz ContinuedIdentify the nouns, verbs, and adjectives in the following sentence.

When I saw the white clouds in the sky turn grey, I knew that a storm was coming, so I quickly took in my clean sheets from my sunny patio. (Click for Answer)

1) Clouds 2) Sky 3) Storm 4) Sheets 5) Patio 6) Saw

7) Turn 8) Was Coming 9) Took 10) White 11) Grey

12) Sunny