EnglishYear 1Grammar & Punctuation

Identify nouns and verbs

Identify and use nouns (naming words for things) and verbs (doing or being words) in sentences

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    A noun is a naming word — it’s a person, place, or thing. A verb is a doing word — it’s an action! 🏃‍♂️

  2. 2

    Which word is a noun? 🐱

  3. 3

    Tap the words that are nouns (naming words) in this sentence: 'The dog eats a bone.' 🐕

  4. 4

    Let's find the noun and verb in: 'The boy kicks a ball.' 🏀

  5. 5

    In 'The girl sings a song', which word is the verb? 🎵

  6. 6

    Tap the verbs (doing words) in this sentence: 'The fish swims quickly.' 🐟

  7. 7

    Which word is a noun? 🐱

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