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Naming Words and Action Words

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which word names a place?

    • park
    • sit
    • eat

  2. Which word is a noun?

    • tree
    • dance
    • sing

  3. Which word names a person?

    • teacher
    • run
    • cup

  4. Which word is a verb?

    • play
    • school
    • book

  5. Which word finishes the sentence? Mia puts her toys in the ___.

    • box
    • sleeps
    • runs

  6. In 'The bird sings', is 'bird' a verb?

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. In the sentence 'Mum cooks dinner', which word names a person?

    • cooks
    • dinner
    • Mum

  8. Which word finishes the sentence? The fish ___ in the pond.

    • fins
    • water
    • swims

  9. Zara says 'shoe' is a verb. Is she right or wrong?

    • Right, shoe is a place
    • Right, shoe is a verb
    • Wrong, shoe is a noun

  10. Pick the word that does NOT belong: hop, skip, chair.

    • chair
    • hop
    • skip
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Naming Words and Action Words W1-mt_yBJyCfhtem-s1

  1. park · Park names a place, so it is a noun. Sit and eat are actions, so they are verbs.
  2. tree · Tree is a noun. It names a thing you can see.
  3. teacher · Teacher names a person. Run is an action, and cup is a thing.
  4. play · Play is a verb. It shows an action.
  5. box · Box names a thing. The sentence needs a naming word for where the toys go.
  6. False · No. Bird is a noun. It names an animal, not an action.
  7. Mum · Mum is the noun. It names a person.
  8. swims · Swims tells what the fish does. It is the verb the sentence needs.
  9. Wrong, shoe is a noun · Shoe is a noun. It names a thing you wear, not an action.
  10. chair · Hop and skip are verbs. Chair is a noun, so it does not belong.
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