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Grade 1 English Language Arts — Naming words

Find the word that names a person, an animal, a place or a thing.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which word names a person?

    • a) baker
    • b) green
    • c) under
    • d) jump

  2. 2.Sort each naming word.

    Groups: Person · Animal · Thing

    • teacher
    • chair
    • ball
    • duck
    • cow
    • doctor

  3. 3.In "The girl has a doll", which word is a naming word?

    • a) a
    • b) The
    • c) has
    • d) doll

  4. 4.Write the naming word in this sentence: "The cat ran."

  5. 5.Sort each word.

    Groups: Naming word · Not a naming word

    • river
    • happy
    • eat
    • chair

  6. 6.Which word names a place?

    • a) happy
    • b) quickly
    • c) clap
    • d) park

  7. 7.Which word is a naming word?

    • a) go
    • b) ball
    • c) fast
    • d) eat

  8. 8.Match each group to a naming word.

    • A person
    • An animal
    • A place
    • A thing
    • farmer
    • spoon
    • rabbit
    • market

Answer key — Grade 1 English Language Arts — Naming words

  1. 1. a) baker
  2. 2. teacher → Person; doctor → Person; cow → Animal; duck → Animal; chair → Thing; ball → Thing
  3. 3. d) doll
  4. 4. cat
  5. 5. river → Naming word; chair → Naming word; eat → Not a naming word; happy → Not a naming word
  6. 6. d) park
  7. 7. b) ball
  8. 8. A person → farmer; An animal → rabbit; A place → market; A thing → spoon