Grammar worksheet focusing on identifying nouns, verbs, and adjectives in sentences.

Let’s go sentence by sentence and identify:

- Nouns → people, places, things, ideas (circle them)
- Verbs → action words or state of being (draw a box around them)
- Adjectives → describe nouns (underline them)

We’ll do each one carefully.

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1. The pink dress has too many pockets.

- Nouns: dress, pockets
- Verbs: has
- Adjectives: pink, too many *(“too many” describes “pockets” — it’s an adjective phrase)*

→ Circle: dress, pockets
→ Box: has
→ Underline: pink, too many

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2. My little brother won the race.

- Nouns: brother, race
- Verbs: won
- Adjectives: My, little *(“My” is possessive but still acts as adjective; “little” describes brother)*

→ Circle: brother, race
→ Box: won
→ Underline: My, little

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3. We should eat at the Italian restaurant today.

- Nouns: restaurant, today *(“today” can be noun here — time word)*
- Verbs: should eat *(“should” is modal verb, part of verb phrase with “eat”)*
- Adjectives: Italian

→ Circle: restaurant, today
→ Box: should eat
→ Underline: Italian

*(Note: Some might argue “today” is adverb — but in this context, it’s object of preposition “at... today”? Actually, no — “at the Italian restaurant” is location, “today” is when — so likely adverb. Let’s check standard grammar: In “We eat today”, “today” = adverb. So better to treat as adverb → NOT noun. Correction:)*

Actually, let’s fix that:

In “We should eat at the Italian restaurant today.”
→ “today” modifies “eat” → tells *when* → adverb → not noun.

So nouns: restaurant
Verbs: should eat
Adjectives: Italian

→ Circle: restaurant
→ Box: should eat
→ Underline: Italian

*(“We” is pronoun — not counted as noun for this exercise? Usually in these exercises, pronouns are not circled unless specified. The instruction says “nouns” — typically common/proper nouns, not pronouns. So we skip “we”.)*

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4. I like getting long letters.

- Nouns: letters
- Verbs: like, getting *(“getting” is gerund — functions as noun? Wait — “like getting” — “getting” is verb form acting as object? Actually, “getting” is present participle/gerund — in “like getting”, it’s the object of “like” — so technically a noun? But in basic grammar exercises, they often treat -ing forms after verbs like “like” as verbs. Hmm. Let’s see typical school level: They may consider “getting” as verb here. But actually, “letters” is clear noun. “Long” is adjective. “I” is pronoun — skip. “Like” is main verb. “Getting” — if it’s part of verb phrase? No — “like” is verb, “getting long letters” is object. “Getting” is gerund → noun. But again, in elementary grammar, they might just mark “like” as verb and ignore “getting” as verb. To be safe, let’s follow common textbook approach:*

Standard answer for such sentences:

- Nouns: letters
- Verbs: like
- Adjectives: long

*(“getting” is often treated as part of the verb phrase or ignored as non-finite verb — but since instruction says “verbs”, and “getting” is a verb form, maybe include? However, looking at sample answers from similar worksheets, they usually only mark finite verbs. “Like” is finite, “getting” is non-finite → probably not boxed. Let’s stick with:)*

→ Circle: letters
→ Box: like
→ Underline: long

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5. My old sweater is very comfortable.

- Nouns: sweater
- Verbs: is
- Adjectives: My, old, very comfortable *(“very comfortable” — “comfortable” is adjective, “very” is adverb modifying it — so only “comfortable” is adjective? Or “very comfortable” as phrase? Typically, only “comfortable” is adjective; “very” is adverb. So underline only “comfortable”? But “My” and “old” are adjectives describing “sweater”.)*

Breakdown:

- “My” → possessive adjective
- “old” → adjective
- “sweater” → noun
- “is” → verb
- “very” → adverb (modifies “comfortable”)
- “comfortable” → adjective

So adjectives: My, old, comfortable
(“very” is not adjective — don’t underline)

→ Circle: sweater
→ Box: is
→ Underline: My, old, comfortable

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6. Martha adores her white cat.

- Nouns: Martha, cat
- Verbs: adores
- Adjectives: her, white

→ Circle: Martha, cat
→ Box: adores
→ Underline: her, white

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7. Fluffy pancakes taste the best.

- Nouns: pancakes
- Verbs: taste
- Adjectives: Fluffy, the best *(“the best” — “best” is superlative adjective, “the” is article — sometimes articles are not considered adjectives in basic grammar. But “best” definitely is. “Fluffy” is adjective.)*

Typically in these exercises, articles (“the”, “a”) are not underlined as adjectives. Only descriptive adjectives.

So:

→ Circle: pancakes
→ Box: taste
→ Underline: Fluffy, best

*(“the” is article — skip)*

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8. Tall kids must stand at the back of the line.

- Nouns: kids, back, line
- Verbs: must stand
- Adjectives: Tall

→ Circle: kids, back, line
→ Box: must stand
→ Underline: Tall

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9. Our new sofa looks great in our living room.

- Nouns: sofa, living room *(“living room” is compound noun)*
- Verbs: looks
- Adjectives: Our, new, our *(again, “our” is possessive adjective), great? Wait — “looks great” — “great” is adjective complement? Yes, it describes the subject via linking verb “looks”. So “great” is adjective. Also “in our living room” — “our” again adjective.

But “living room” — “living” is adjective? No, in compound noun “living room”, “living” is part of the noun. Don’t split.

So:

Nouns: sofa, living room
Verbs: looks
Adjectives: Our, new, great, our

→ Circle: sofa, living room
→ Box: looks
→ Underline: Our, new, great, our

*(Two “our” — both are adjectives)*

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10. The girl with the green eyes moved here yesterday.

- Nouns: girl, eyes
- Verbs: moved
- Adjectives: green

*(“The” — article, skip; “with the green eyes” — prepositional phrase; “here” and “yesterday” are adverbs — not nouns or adjectives)*

→ Circle: girl, eyes
→ Box: moved
→ Underline: green

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11. She came back because the queue was too long.

- Nouns: queue
- Verbs: came, was
- Adjectives: too long *(“long” is adjective, “too” is adverb — so only “long” is adjective? Again, same as before — “too” modifies “long”, so only “long” is adjective. But “too long” together describes “queue” — in some curricula, they accept “too long” as adjective phrase. To match earlier patterns, let’s use only “long” as adjective.)*

Also, “She” — pronoun, skip. “back” — adverb. “because” — conjunction.

→ Circle: queue
→ Box: came, was
→ Underline: long

*(Some might say “too long” — but strictly, “too” is adverb. We’ll go with “long” only.)*

Wait — in sentence 1, we had “too many” as adjective phrase. Consistency? In sentence 1, “too many pockets” — “many” is quantifier/adjective, “too” intensifier. Similarly here, “too long” — “long” is adjective, “too” adverb. But in sentence 1, we underlined “too many” — which includes “too”. That was inconsistent. Let’s recheck sentence 1.

Sentence 1: “too many pockets” — “many” is adjective (quantitative), “too” is adverb. But in many elementary texts, they group “too many” as adjective phrase. For consistency, perhaps we should do same here: underline “too long”.

Looking at common worksheet answers, they often underline multi-word adjectival phrases like “too many”, “very comfortable”, etc., even if they contain adverbs.

To avoid confusion, let’s follow what’s most commonly accepted in K-5 grammar:

- If it directly describes a noun and is a phrase, underline the whole thing if it’s functioning as adjective.

So for sentence 11: “too long” describes “queue” → underline “too long”

Similarly, sentence 5: “very comfortable” → underline “very comfortable”

Sentence 1: “too many” → already did

So let’s adjust:

For sentence 11:

→ Circle: queue
→ Box: came, was
→ Underline: too long

Same for others where applicable.

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12. Thomas asked his big sister to drive him to the stadium.

- Nouns: Thomas, sister, stadium
- Verbs: asked, drive *(“to drive” is infinitive — often marked as verb in these exercises)*
- Adjectives: his, big

→ Circle: Thomas, sister, stadium
→ Box: asked, drive
→ Underline: his, big

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13. I tried listening to the boring speech but I fell asleep.

- Nouns: speech
- Verbs: tried, listening, fell *(“listening” is gerund — could be noun, but here part of verb phrase? “tried listening” — “listening” is object of “tried” — so noun? Again, ambiguity. Standard approach: “tried” and “fell” are main verbs. “Listening” might be skipped or included. Let’s see: “I tried [something]” — “listening” is what was tried — so noun. But in many worksheets, they mark only finite verbs. “Tried” and “fell” are finite. “Listening” is non-finite → probably not boxed. Similarly, “asleep” is adjective? “Fell asleep” — “asleep” is adjective complement.)*

Breakdown:

- Nouns: speech
- Verbs: tried, fell
- Adjectives: boring, asleep *(“boring” describes “speech”; “asleep” describes “I” after “fell” — predicate adjective)*

→ Circle: speech
→ Box: tried, fell
→ Underline: boring, asleep

*(“I” — pronoun, skip; “but” — conjunction; “to” — preposition/part of infinitive — skip)*

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14. Robin jumped out of the tree when he saw the black bird.

- Nouns: Robin, tree, bird
- Verbs: jumped, saw
- Adjectives: black

→ Circle: Robin, tree, bird
→ Box: jumped, saw
→ Underline: black

*(“he” — pronoun, skip; “out of” — prepositions; “when” — conjunction)*

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Now, compiling all final markings per sentence:

Final Answer:

1. Nouns: dress, pockets | Verbs: has | Adjectives: pink, too many
2. Nouns: brother, race | Verbs: won | Adjectives: My, little
3. Nouns: restaurant | Verbs: should eat | Adjectives: Italian
4. Nouns: letters | Verbs: like | Adjectives: long
5. Nouns: sweater | Verbs: is | Adjectives: My, old, very comfortable
6. Nouns: Martha, cat | Verbs: adores | Adjectives: her, white
7. Nouns: pancakes | Verbs: taste | Adjectives: Fluffy, best
8. Nouns: kids, back, line | Verbs: must stand | Adjectives: Tall
9. Nouns: sofa, living room | Verbs: looks | Adjectives: Our, new, great, our
10. Nouns: girl, eyes | Verbs: moved | Adjectives: green
11. Nouns: queue | Verbs: came, was | Adjectives: too long
12. Nouns: Thomas, sister, stadium | Verbs: asked, drive | Adjectives: his, big
13. Nouns: speech | Verbs: tried, fell | Adjectives: boring, asleep
14. Nouns: Robin, tree, bird | Verbs: jumped, saw | Adjectives: black

Note: In sentence 7, “the best” — we underlined “best” only, assuming “the” is article. If curriculum considers “the best” as adjective phrase, then underline “the best”. But based on standard, “best” suffices.

Also, in sentence 9, “living room” is one noun unit.

This matches typical elementary grammar expectations.