Word Types
Identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs and what each does in a sentence.
What your child learns
- Nouns name things; verbs are actions
- Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs
- Find each type in a sentence
Example
The happy (adjective) dog (noun) ran (verb) quickly (adverb).
Practice questions
A taste of the questions in BloomTracks – the app makes fresh ones every time and adjusts the level as your child answers.
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Question 1 · Level 1
Which word is a adjective (a describing word)?
- butterfly
- teacher
- shiny
- run
Show the answer
Answer: shiny
shiny is a adjective.
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Question 2 · Level 3
Which word is a adverb (tells HOW something is done)?
- clever
- ocean
- swim
- quickly
Show the answer
Answer: quickly
quickly is a adverb.
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Question 3 · Level 5
In this sentence, which word is the noun?
The purple teacher reads neatly.- purple
- teacher
- neatly
- reads
Show the answer
Answer: teacher
In “The purple teacher reads neatly.”, teacher is the noun.
Try it at home
Play 'noun, verb or adjective?' with words you see on signs.
Key takeaway
Many adverbs end in -ly.
Practise word types with Bloomie
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