Identifying Nouns and Verbs in Sentences

We are going to recap nouns and verbs and then see how they can be classified depending on how they are used in a

sentence. Do your best to work through the slides. The answers will appear on the page immediately after the

question so you can mark your answers as you go.

Start by listening to these songs from Grammarsaurus all about nouns and verbs - sing along too! The ‘Verb Song’ is my favourite!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfSmEARsPx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tVxS1jFI4k

Nouns

Verbs

Grouping NounsNouns can be grouped into different types:

Let’s find out more about these different types of nouns!

common

proper

abstract

collective

Common NounsIf something is common, it happens often.

Common nouns are the names of general things.

They are the opposite of proper nouns, which name specific things.

Some examples of common nouns are:

table, garden, shop, boy, sink and school.

Can you think of more?

Proper NounsA proper noun names something specific, usually something

unique, like the name of a person, a brand or a place.

Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter, no matter

where they are in a sentence.

Proper Nouns

Mrs LauLondon Land Rover

Can you think of more?

Abstract NounsIf something is abstract it exists only as a thought or idea.

It does not have a physical existence.

Therefore, abstract nouns describe a thought or

a state rather than something physical.

Hint: your five senses cannot identify these nouns.

You cannot touch, see, smell, taste or hear them!

Abstract Nounsbravery friendship

Can you think of more?

Collective NounsCollective means as a group.

Therefore, collective nouns name groups of things.

audience flock

Can you think of more?

Introduction

Sort the nouns into the correct place in the table.

Proper Concrete Collective Abstract

vehicle choir flock Halifax friendship building

crowd January garden Wednesday love freedom

Introduction

Sort the nouns into the correct place in the table.

Proper Concrete Collective Abstract

Halifax

Wednesday

January

vehicle

building

garden

choir

crowd

flock

love

friendship

freedom

VerbsVerbs are important because they tell you what’s happening in a sentence. Verbs are action words, e.g. dancing, falling. They can also show a state of being, e.g. is, am, was, were.

These are the ones that people often forget about.Verbs are DOING or BEING words.

Identify the verbs in these sentences.

The girl talks loudly.They wear funny clothes.Arun is building a rocket.I am an artist.

Verbs

Verbs are DOING or BEING words.

The girl talks loudly.They wear funny clothes.Arun is building a rocket.I am an artist.

Varied Fluency 1

Underline all the action verbs in the paragraph below.

When we went to Paris, we travelled on the

Eurostar. Whilst we were there, we visited the

Eiffel Tower and explored the museums.

Varied Fluency 1

Underline all the action verbs in the paragraph below.

When we went to Paris, we travelled on the

Eurostar. Whilst we were there, we visited the

Eiffel Tower and explored the museums.

Varied Fluency 2

Is the underlined word in the sentence below being used as a noun

or a verb?

The builders needed a skip to get rid of the old

kitchen units.

Varied Fluency 2

Is the underlined word in the sentence below being used as a noun

or a verb?

The builders needed a skip to get rid of the old

kitchen units.

Skip is being used as a noun.

Varied Fluency 3

Sort the underlined words in the sentence below into the correct

place in the table.

My mum baked a fresh batch of pancakes for

my breakfast as my dog jumped up and

knocked the first plate off the table.

common

noun

collective

noun

action

verb

Varied Fluency 3

Sort the underlined words in the sentence below into the correct

place in the table.

My mum baked a fresh batch of pancakes for

my breakfast as my dog jumped up and

knocked the first plate off the table.

common

noun

collective

noun

action

verb

dog batch knocked

Varied Fluency 4

Label the boxes with V (verb), PN (proper noun), and AN (abstract

noun) to show the parts of the sentence.

My grandparents were bursting with joy when

they finally

met their great grandchild Charlie.

Varied Fluency 4

Label the boxes with V (verb), PN (proper noun), and AN (abstract

noun) to show the parts of the sentence.

My grandparents were bursting with joy when

they finally

met their great grandchild Charlie.

V PN

AN

Reasoning 1

Jake has underlined the collective noun in the sentence below.

On Saturday, my grandma baked a batch of

delicious cupcakes for my birthday party.

Is she correct?

Explain how you know.

Reasoning 1

Jake has underlined the collective noun in the sentence below.

On Saturday, my grandma baked a batch of

delicious cupcakes for my birthday party.

Is she correct?

Explain how you know.

She is incorrect because cupcakes is the common noun, batch is

the collective noun.

Application 1

Identify and insert the missing verb type into the sentences below.

A. A flock of birds _______ through the clear sky

in an arrow formation.

B. The children _____ getting their belongings

ready for home time.

C. Alice and Hafsa were ________ with the ropes

during break time.

Application 1

Identify and insert the missing verb type into the sentences below.

A. A flock of birds soared through the clear sky

in an arrow formation.

B. The children were getting their belongings

ready for home time.

C. Alice and Hafsa were skipping with the ropes

during break time.

Various answers. Sentence A is missing an action verb, sentence B is missing an auxiliary verb, sentence C is missing an action verb.

Application 2

Which of the following sentences does not include a collective

noun?

A. The singers performed at the Christmas

concert to a the residents of the care home.

B. My sister’s cat gave birth to a litter of kittens

yesterday.

C. A fleet of ships docked in the busy harbour.

Rewrite the sentence to include a collective noun.

Application 2

Which of the following sentences does not include a collective

noun?

A. The singers performed at the concert to a

large crowd of residents at the care home.

B. My sister’s cat gave birth to a litter of kittens

yesterday.

C. A fleet of ships docked in the busy harbour.

Rewrite the sentence to include a collective noun.

Sentence A does not include a collective noun. Various answers, for

example: The singers performed at the concert to a large crowd of

residents at the care home.