Nouns and Verbs Quiz

Grade 1 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of nouns and verbs with these fun questions.

Questions

1. Which word is a noun?

   1. hop
   2. book
   3. sing
   4. climb
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   Answer: book

   'Book' is a noun — it names a thing you can hold and read.

2. Which word is a verb?

   1. flower
   2. house
   3. dance
   4. pencil
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   Answer: dance

   'Dance' is a verb — it names an action.

3. In the sentence 'The bird flies high,' which word is the noun?

   1. flies
   2. high
   3. bird
   4. the
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   Answer: bird

   'Bird' names the animal the sentence is about, making it the noun.

4. In the sentence 'The bird flies high,' which word is the verb?

   1. the
   2. bird
   3. high
   4. flies
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   Answer: flies

   'Flies' tells what the bird does, making it the verb.

5. Which of these is a place noun?

   1. run
   2. library
   3. eat
   4. happy
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   Answer: library

   'Library' is a place where you go to borrow books, making it a place noun.

6. Which word names a person?

   1. apple
   2. sleep
   3. firefighter
   4. blue
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   Answer: firefighter

   'Firefighter' names a person who puts out fires.

7. A verb tells us what a noun does.

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   Answer: True

   Verbs show actions or states — they tell us what the noun does.

8. A word that names a person, place, or thing is called a ______.

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   Answer: noun

   A noun names a person, place, or thing.

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