Basic Nouns & Verbs
Use frequently occurring nouns (people, places, things) and verbs (action words) appropriately in speech and writing
What a learner can do afterwards
- Use common nouns accurately in sentences (e.g. 'dog', 'school', 'book')
- Use action verbs appropriately (e.g. 'run', 'eat', 'play')
- Identify nouns and verbs in simple sentences when prompted
1 · Read
A noun names a person, place, or thing. Dog, school, and book are nouns. We use nouns to say who or what we mean.
A verb is an action word. Run, eat, and play are verbs.
Leo plays with his dog. Plays is the verb. It shows the action.
Ask what is it to find a noun. Ask what do they do to find a verb.
Nouns name people, places, and things, and verbs tell what they do.
The rewritten readings were written for this dataset.
More to read
Find the naming word
People, places and things have names. Words that name them are nouns. Dog, house, tree and cat are examples. Look for an action word, such as run or jump. It is a verb. Ask who or what does that action. The answer is often a noun. Try 'The dog runs.' The naming word is dog. Its action is runs.
What job does each word do?
Words work together to make sentences. A noun names someone or something, including a place. Boy, girl, park and ball are nouns. A verb can tell about an action, such as run, eat or play. Find both kinds of word in 'The girl eats.' Who is doing something? Girl is the noun. What does she do? Eats is the verb.
Make a sentence of your own
Knowing how words work helps you speak and write clearly. A noun names a person, place or thing: teacher, school and book are examples. Verbs can name actions, such as run, jump and eat. Put a noun and a verb together in your own sentence. You could write 'The cat plays.'
Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun is a word for any person, place, or thing. Dog is a common noun. It can mean any dog. City is a common noun too. It can mean any city. A proper noun is the special name for one person, place, or thing. Spot is one dog's name. Chicago is one city's name. Proper nouns start with a capital letter. Common nouns do not, unless they start a sentence.
2 · Watch
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Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
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Where this leads
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