Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

Find the noun.

The store was very packed today.

• today

• store

• packed

• The

Answer explanation

The noun in the sentence is 'store', as it refers to a place or thing. 'Today' is an adverb, 'packed' is an adjective, and 'The' is a determiner. Therefore, 'store' is the correct answer.

Find the nouns.

Mrs. Gutierrez went to Disney Land this summer.

• Mrs. Gutierrez

• summer

• Disney Land

• went

Answer explanation

The nouns in the sentence are 'Mrs. Gutierrez' and 'Disney Land', as they represent people and places. 'Summer' is a noun but not a proper noun, and 'went' is a verb.

Find the nouns.

Mrs. Gonzales saw tigers at the zoo.

• Mrs. Gonzales

• saw

• tigers

• zoo

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'Mrs. Gonzales' is a proper noun referring to a person, while 'tigers' and 'zoo' are common nouns representing animals and a place, respectively. 'Saw' is a verb, not a noun.

Is a runner a person, place or thing?

• person

• place

• thing

Find the nouns.

The boy kicked the ball.

• The

• boy

• ball

• kicked

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'boy' and 'ball' are the nouns as they represent people and objects, respectively. 'Kicked' is a verb and does not qualify as a noun.

Find the nouns.

My grandma loves to cook food.

• loves

• cook

• food

• grandma

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'grandma' and 'food' are nouns as they represent people and things, respectively. 'Loves' is a verb, and 'cook' is used as a verb here, not a noun.

Find the nouns.

John loves to sleep at school.

• John

• school

• sleep

• loves

Answer explanation

The nouns in the sentence are 'John' and 'school'. 'John' is a proper noun referring to a person, while 'school' is a common noun referring to a place. 'Sleep' is a verb, and 'loves' is also a verb.

What is a verb?

• Person, place, or thing

• action

• describes something

Find the verb.

Araceli jumped when she saw a snake.

• Araceli

• snake

• jumped

• a

Answer explanation

The verb in the sentence is "jumped," which describes the action Araceli took when she saw a snake. The other options are not verbs; "Araceli" is a noun, "snake" is a noun, and "a" is an article.

Find the verb.

Tim cried when he got lost in the maze.

• Tim

• maze

• cried

• he

Answer explanation

The verb in the sentence is 'cried', which describes the action Tim took when he got lost in the maze. The other options are nouns or pronouns and do not represent actions.