Let's solve this worksheet step by step.
Task:
Underline the
nouns in each sentence.
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What is a noun?
A
noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. For example:
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Person: Suzy, teacher, John
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Thing: basketball, trucks, ice cream, cars, boxes, water, books, cat
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Place: (not present here)
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Idea: (not present here)
Now, let’s go through each sentence and identify the nouns.
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1. Suzy liked her new teacher.
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Suzy → person (noun)
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teacher → person (noun)
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- "liked", "her", "new" are not nouns.
✔ Nouns: Suzy, teacher
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2. The basketball was orange and purple.
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basketball → thing (noun)
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- "orange", "purple" are adjectives (describing color).
✔ Noun: basketball
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3. All the trucks were red.
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trucks → things (plural noun)
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- "All", "the", "were", "red" are not nouns.
✔ Noun: trucks
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4. The ice cream quickly melted.
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ice cream → thing (noun phrase)
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- "quickly", "melted" are adverb and verb.
✔ Noun: ice cream
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5. John loved to collect cars.
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John → person (noun)
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cars → things (plural noun)
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- "loved", "to", "collect" are verb and preposition.
✔ Nouns: John, cars
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6. The children liked to jump high.
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children → people (plural noun)
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- "liked", "to", "jump", "high" are verb, particle, verb, adverb.
✔ Noun: children
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7. Some of the boxes were broken.
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boxes → things (plural noun)
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- "Some", "of", "the", "were", "broken" are not nouns.
✔ Noun: boxes
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8. The water was very cold.
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water → thing (noun)
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- "very", "cold" are adverbs and adjectives.
✔ Noun: water
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9. All of the books were new.
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books → things (plural noun)
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- "All", "of", "the", "were", "new" are not nouns.
✔ Noun: books
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10. The cat was very cheeky.
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cat → animal (thing, noun)
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- "was", "very", "cheeky" are verb, adverb, adjective.
✔ Noun: cat
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✔ Final Answer (with underlined nouns):
1.
Suzy liked her new
teacher.
2. The
basketball was orange and purple.
3. All the
trucks were red.
4. The
ice cream quickly melted.
5.
John loved to collect
cars.
6. The
children liked to jump high.
7. Some of the
boxes were broken.
8. The
water was very cold.
9. All of the
books were new.
10. The
cat was very cheeky.
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✔ Summary of Nouns Found:
- Suzy, teacher
- basketball
- trucks
- ice cream
- John, cars
- children
- boxes
- water
- books
- cat
This worksheet helps students identify common nouns in simple sentences — great practice for grammar!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of identify nouns worksheet.
