Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives — Animals (Year 2) | CGP Plus - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

First, we need to sort the 15 words into three groups: nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Here are all the words from the list:
- mouse
- runs
- shy
- child
- jumps
- goldfish
- eats
- happy
- horse
- shiny
- swims
- plays
- cat
- fluffy
- grey

Now let’s think about what each word means and how it’s used in a sentence.

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Step 1: Find the Nouns (things, animals, people)

Nouns name something — like an animal, person, or object.

From the list:
- mouse → yes, an animal
- child → yes, a person
- goldfish → yes, an animal
- horse → yes, an animal
- cat → yes, an animal

That’s 5 nouns.

Wait — did we miss any? Let’s check again. The original list has 15 words. We’ve found 5 nouns so far.

What about “mouse” — already counted. “cat”, “horse”, “goldfish”, “child” — that’s five.

Are there more? No — the rest are actions or descriptions.

So Nouns = mouse, child, goldfish, horse, cat

But wait — look at the example in the table: they already wrote “mouse” under Nouns. So we’ll include that.

Actually, let’s list them clearly:

✔ Nouns:
- mouse
- child
- goldfish
- horse
- cat

(That’s 5)

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Step 2: Find the Verbs (actions)

Verbs tell us what someone or something is doing.

From the list:
- runs → action
- jumps → action
- eats → action
- swims → action
- plays → action

That’s 5 verbs.

Check: runs, jumps, eats, swims, plays — all things you can *do*.

✔ Verbs:
- runs
- jumps
- eats
- swims
- plays

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Step 3: Find the Adjectives (describing words)

Adjectives describe nouns — they tell us what something is like.

From the list:
- shy → describes a personality
- happy → describes a feeling
- shiny → describes how something looks
- fluffy → describes texture
- grey → describes color

That’s 5 adjectives.

✔ Adjectives:
- shy
- happy
- shiny
- fluffy
- grey

Perfect — 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 words. All accounted for.

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Now, fill in the table:

Nouns
mouse
child
goldfish
horse
cat

Verbs
runs
jumps
eats
swims
plays

Adjectives
shy
happy
shiny
fluffy
grey

(Note: In the image, they already filled in “mouse”, “runs”, and “shy” as examples — so we’re just completing the rest.)

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Next part: Write sentences using one noun, one verb, and one adjective from the list. You can add extra words too.

Example given:
“The shy mouse runs into a hole to hide.”
→ Uses: adjective “shy”, noun “mouse”, verb “runs”

We need to write our own sentences. Let’s make 4 more (since one is done).

Let’s pick different combinations.

Sentence 1:
The happy cat plays with a ball.
→ adjective: happy, noun: cat, verb: plays

Sentence 2:
The fluffy horse jumps over the fence.
→ adjective: fluffy, noun: horse, verb: jumps

Sentence 3:
The grey goldfish swims in the bowl.
→ adjective: grey, noun: goldfish, verb: swims

Sentence 4:
The shiny child eats an apple.
→ adjective: shiny, noun: child, verb: eats

Wait — “shiny child”? That sounds odd. Maybe better to say:

“The shiny toy car is near the child who eats lunch.” — but that uses two nouns. We must use only ONE noun per sentence.

Better:
“The happy child jumps on the bed.” — but we already used “happy” and “jumps”.

Let’s try to vary them.

Alternative Sentence 4:
“The fluffy cat eats its food.” — but we used “fluffy” and “cat” already.

Actually, it’s okay to reuse words? The instructions don’t say not to. But to be safe, let’s try to use new combos if possible.

Wait — we have 5 of each. We can make 5 total sentences including the example. Since one is done, we need 4 more.

Let’s do:

1. The happy dog... wait — “dog” isn’t in the list! Only allowed words from the list.

Stick to the 5 nouns: mouse, child, goldfish, horse, cat

We already used:
- mouse (in example)
- cat (sentence 1)
- horse (sentence 2)
- goldfish (sentence 3)
- child (sentence 4)

And verbs:
- runs (example)
- plays (sentence 1)
- jumps (sentence 2)
- swims (sentence 3)
- eats (sentence 4)

Adjectives:
- shy (example)
- happy (sentence 1)
- fluffy (sentence 2)
- grey (sentence 3)
- shiny (sentence 4)

So for sentence 4, let’s use “shiny” with “child” and “eats”:

“The shiny child eats a snack.” — still weird. “Shiny child” doesn’t make sense.

Maybe rephrase:
“The child with the shiny badge eats lunch.” — but now we added “badge” which isn’t in the list. Not allowed? The instruction says “use one noun, one verb, and one adjective from the list” — it doesn’t say you can’t add other words, but the main three must come from the list.

Actually, the example added “into a hole to hide” — so adding extra words is fine.

But “shiny child” is unnatural. Let’s swap.

How about:

Sentence 4:
“The grey mouse jumps onto the chair.” — but we already used “mouse” in the example. Is that allowed? Probably yes — no rule against reusing.

To avoid confusion, let’s assign each noun/verb/adjective once across the 5 sentences.

Total 5 sentences needed (including example). We have 5 of each category — perfect for one each.

So:

Example:
The shy mouse runs into a hole to hide.
→ adj: shy, noun: mouse, verb: runs

Sentence 1:
The happy cat plays with yarn.
→ adj: happy, noun: cat, verb: plays

Sentence 2:
The fluffy horse jumps over the log.
→ adj: fluffy, noun: horse, verb: jumps

Sentence 3:
The grey goldfish swims in the tank.
→ adj: grey, noun: goldfish, verb: swims

Sentence 4:
The shiny child eats an ice cream.
→ adj: shiny, noun: child, verb: eats

Even though “shiny child” is unusual, it’s grammatically correct — maybe the child is wearing something shiny, or it’s poetic. For school purposes, it’s acceptable.

Alternatively, we could say:
“The child holds a shiny coin and eats lunch.” — but then “coin” is extra noun. Better to keep it simple.

I think it’s fine.

So final sentences:

1. The shy mouse runs into a hole to hide. (given)
2. The happy cat plays with yarn.
3. The fluffy horse jumps over the log.
4. The grey goldfish swims in the tank.
5. The shiny child eats an ice cream.

All use one from each category.

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Final Answer:

Sorted Words:

Nouns
mouse
child
goldfish
horse
cat

Verbs
runs
jumps
eats
swims
plays

Adjectives
shy
happy
shiny
fluffy
grey

Sentences:

1. The shy mouse runs into a hole to hide.
2. The happy cat plays with yarn.
3. The fluffy horse jumps over the log.
4. The grey goldfish swims in the tank.
5. The shiny child eats an ice cream.