Year 2 English — Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Sort a word by the job it does in a sentence.
Name: ________________________
1.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb
- city
- build
- apple
- eat
2.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb · Adjective
- cold
- teacher
- read
- sing
- river
- tiny
3.Which word is an adjective?
- a) garden
- b) cloud
- c) gentle
- d) throw
4.Which word is a verb?
- a) yellow
- b) window
- c) laugh
- d) happiness
5.In 'The tall boy ran home', which word is an adjective?
- a) tall
- b) home
- c) boy
- d) ran
6.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb · Adjective
- dog
- bright
- table
- jump
- run
- happy
7.Which word is a verb?
- a) write
- b) green
- c) soft
- d) chair
8.Which word is a noun?
- a) slowly
- b) school
- c) swim
- d) shiny
Answer key — Year 2 English — Nouns, verbs and adjectives
- 1. apple → Noun; eat → Verb; city → Noun; build → Verb
- 2. river → Noun; sing → Verb; cold → Adjective; teacher → Noun; read → Verb; tiny → Adjective
- 3. c) gentle
- 4. c) laugh
- 5. a) tall
- 6. dog → Noun; run → Verb; happy → Adjective; table → Noun; jump → Verb; bright → Adjective
- 7. a) write
- 8. b) school