Nouns and Verbs

Identifying Nouns and Verbs

Some words can be used a verb and a noun.

What's a noun?

• person

• place

• thing

• an object

What's a verb?

• an action

• something you can do

• state of being (is, am, are, were)

Multiple Choice

Is play being used as a verb or a noun?

John will play ball next week.

• noun

• verb

Multiple Choice

Is star being used as an a noun or a verb?

My favorite movie star is getting an award for acting.

• noun

• verb

Multiple Choice

Is star being used as a noun or a verb?

His favorite celebrity will star in the next super hero movie.

• noun

• verb

Multiple Choice

Is play being used as a noun or a verb?

John is the star in this year's play of The Wizard of OZ.

• noun

• verb

Multiple Choice

We saw a bear and ran away, it was hard to bear how close it got to us.

• The first bear is a noun and the second bear is a noun.

• The first bear is a verb and the second bear is a verb.

• The first bear is a noun and the second bear is a verb.

• The first bear is a verb and the second bear is a noun.

Multiple Choice

Choose the picture where the word fish is being used as a verb.

Multiple Choice

Choose the picture where the word cook is being used as a noun.