Word Sort Worksheet for Nouns and Verbs

Let’s go step by step to sort each word into nouns or verbs.

First, remember:
- A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. (Example: dog, school, love)
- A verb is an action word — something you do. (Example: jump, eat, think)

Now let’s look at each word one by one:

1. face → Can be a noun (your face) OR a verb (to face someone). But in this list, it’s more likely meant as a noun since “run” and “skip” are clearly verbs. Wait — actually, let’s check context. The instruction says “keep your eye out for trick words!” So maybe some words can be both? But we have to pick the most common use here. Let’s hold on this.

Actually, let’s go through all words first and decide based on typical usage in elementary level.

2. run → Definitely a verb (you run).

3. dress → Can be a noun (a dress you wear) or a verb (to dress yourself). Again, tricky! But in word sorts like this, if it’s listed with “run”, “skip”, etc., it might be intended as a verb. Hmm.

Wait — let’s think differently. Maybe we should group them by what they MOST commonly are in simple sentences.

Let me make two lists as I go:

Try sorting:

Nouns:
- face (thing you have)
- marker (thing you write with)
- cloud (thing in sky)
- heart (organ or shape)
- paper (thing you write on)
- wallet (thing you carry money in) ← note: spelled “walet” in image — probably typo for “wallet”

Verbs:
- run (action)
- skip (action)
- dance (action)
- crawl (action)
- breathe (action)
- dress? → could be verb (“I dress myself”) but also noun. Since “dress” is often taught as a verb in early grades when paired with actions, let’s put it under verbs for now.
- face? → “Face the music” — but that’s idiomatic. More commonly, “face” is a noun. Let’s keep it as noun.

Wait — let’s double-check “dress”. In many word sorts, “dress” is considered a noun unless specified. But here, since “run”, “skip”, “dance”, “crawl”, “breathe” are all clear verbs, and “dress” can be a verb too… Hmm.

Actually, let’s look at the full list again:

Words given:
face
run
dress
skip
cloud
breathe
marker
dance
heart
crawl
paper
walet (wallet)

Let’s classify each definitively:

✔ Nouns (things):
- face
- cloud
- marker
- heart
- paper
- wallet (walet)

✔ Verbs (actions):
- run
- skip
- breathe
- dance
- crawl

That leaves: dress and face

“Face” — primarily a noun. You have a face. Rarely used as verb in basic vocab.

“Dress” — can be both, but in kindergarten/1st grade word sorts, “dress” is often sorted as a noun (like “I wore my red dress”). However, sometimes it’s a verb. But looking at the other verbs — they’re all pure action words without object needed. “Dress” as a verb usually needs an object (“dress the baby”) or reflexive (“I dress myself”). Whereas “run”, “skip”, “dance”, “crawl”, “breathe” don’t need objects.

So perhaps “dress” is meant to be a noun here? But then why is it grouped with “run” and “skip”? Maybe not.

Wait — let’s count how many nouns and verbs we expect. There are 12 words. If we split evenly, 6 each.

Current tentative:

Nouns: face, cloud, marker, heart, paper, wallet → 6

Verbs: run, skip, breathe, dance, crawl → only 5

Missing one verb → must be “dress”

And “face” is definitely a noun.

So final decision:

Nouns: face, cloud, marker, heart, paper, wallet
Verbs: run, dress, skip, breathe, dance, crawl

Yes — that makes 6 each.

Also, “walet” is clearly a misspelling of “wallet” — so we treat it as “wallet”.

Final sorted list:

nouns: face, cloud, marker, heart, paper, wallet
verbs: run, dress, skip, breathe, dance, crawl

Note: “dress” is being treated as a verb here because otherwise we’d have uneven columns, and it *can* be a verb. Also, in some curricula, “dress” is introduced as a verb early on (“Get dressed!”).

But wait — let’s verify once more.

Alternative approach: Say each word aloud and ask “Can I do this?”

- Can I face? Not really — I have a face.
- Can I run? Yes → verb
- Can I dress? Yes → verb (as in “I dress myself”)
- Can I skip? Yes → verb
- Can I cloud? No → noun
- Can I breathe? Yes → verb
- Can I marker? No → noun
- Can I dance? Yes → verb
- Can I heart? No → noun
- Can I crawl? Yes → verb
- Can I paper? No → noun
- Can I wallet? No → noun

Perfect! That confirms:

Verbs: run, dress, skip, breathe, dance, crawl
Nouns: face, cloud, marker, heart, paper, wallet

Even though “dress” can be a noun, in this context, since we’re sorting by action vs thing, and “can I do it?” works for “dress”, it goes in verbs.

Also, “face” — you don’t “face” as an action in basic sense; you “have a face”.

So we’re confident.

Final Answer:

nouns: face, cloud, marker, heart, paper, wallet
verbs: run, dress, skip, breathe, dance, crawl