Nouns
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The little girl sat in the chair. (2)
girl, chair
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The little girl sat in the chair.
sat
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The little girl sat in the chair.
little
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
The little girl sat in the chair quietly.
quietly
What is a noun? Give at least one example.
A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: dog, table, New Jersey, happiness
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The black cat ran up the hill (2)
cat, hill
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The black cat ran up the hill.
ran
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The black cat ran quickly up the steep hill.
black, steep
Identify the adverbs(s) in the following sentence:
The black cat ran quickly up the steep hill.
quickly
What is a verb? Give at least one example.
A verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being.
Examples: run, eat, sleep, is
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The messy teacher's desk was covered in papers. (3)
teacher, desk, papers
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The messy teacher's desk was covered in papers.
was, covered
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The messy teacher's big desk was covered in papers.
messy, big
BONUS: Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
The messy teacher's big desk was covered in papers.
Trick question! There aren't any!
What is an adjective? Give at least one example.
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun by providing additional information about its characteristics or qualities.
Examples: happy, big, blue, delicious
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The bird chirped melodiously in the tree. (2)
bird, tree
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The bird chirped melodiously in the tree.
chirped
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The small, red bird chirped melodiously in the huge tree.
small, red, huge
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
The small, red bird chirped melodiously in the huge tree.
melodiously
What is an adverb? Give at least one example.
An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb by providing more information about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.
Examples: quickly, beautifully, very
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The chef prepared a delicious meal in the kitchen. (3)
chef, meal, kitchen
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The chef prepared a delicious meal in the kitchen.
prepared
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The skilled and creative chef prepared a delicious meal in the spacious kitchen.
skilled, creative, delicious, spacious
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The messy teacher's big desk was completely covered in papers.
completely
Label the nouns (3), verbs (1), adjectives (3), and adverbs (2) in the following sentence:
The energetic puppy eagerly chased the small, fluffy cat around the garden.
Nouns: puppy, cat, garden
Verbs: chased
Adjectives: energetic, small, fluffy
Adverbs: eagerly, around