Naming the Parts of a Sentence

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 6-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which of these words is a verb?
- chair
- sing
- green
Look at the sentence: 'The dog barks.' Which word is the noun?
- barks
- The
- dog
A noun can name a place, like the word 'school'.
Circle one: True False
What is a noun?
- A word that names a person, place, or thing
- A word that shows what someone does
- A word that describes a noun
What does the word 'tense' tell you?
- What a thing is called
- When something happens
- How something looks
An adverb is a word that describes a noun.
Circle one: True False
Which sentence uses the past tense?
- She jumps over the fence.
- She jumped over the fence.
- She is jumping over the fence.
Yesterday, Tom ___ his bike up the hill. Which word finishes the sentence in the past tense?
- pushes
- pushed
- pushing
Read: 'Last night, the baby cried.' Which word shows the past tense?
- cried
- night
- baby
In 'We watched a funny play,' the word 'play' names a show. What job does 'play' do in this sentence?
- It names a thing, so it is a noun
- It tells what we do, so it is a verb
- It describes the show, so it is an adjective

Answer key

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sing · Sing tells what someone does, so it is a verb.
dog · Dog names the animal, so it is the noun.
True · School names a place, and naming words are nouns.
A word that names a person, place, or thing · A noun is a naming word. It can name people, places, or things.
When something happens · Tense tells you when something happens: in the past or right now.
False · An adverb describes a verb, like 'quickly' in 'She ran quickly.' Describing a noun is an adjective's job.
She jumped over the fence. · Jumped ends in -ed and tells you it already happened, so it is past tense.
pushed · Pushed ends in -ed and matches 'yesterday,' so it is past tense.
cried · Cried ends in -ed and tells what the baby did, so it shows the past tense.
It names a thing, so it is a noun · Here 'play' names a thing, a show you watch. Words that name things are nouns, even when the same word can also be a verb.