Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Worksheet - Download | Education World - Free Printable

Let's solve the grammar task step by step. The goal is to:

- Circle the nouns
- Draw a box around the verbs
- Underline the adjectives

We’ll go through each sentence one by one, identify the parts of speech, and then provide the correct answers.

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1. The pink dress has too many pockets.

- Nouns: *dress*, *pockets* → circle them
- Verbs: *has* → box it
- Adjectives: *pink*, *many* → underline them

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: dress, pockets
> - Box: has
> - Underline: pink, many

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2. My little brother won the race.

- Nouns: *brother*, *race* → circle them
- Verbs: *won* → box it
- Adjectives: *little* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: brother, race
> - Box: won
> - Underline: little

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3. We should eat at the Italian restaurant today.

- Nouns: *restaurant* → circle it
- Verbs: *should eat* → both are verbs (*should* = modal verb, *eat* = main verb) → box both
- Adjectives: *Italian* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: restaurant
> - Box: should, eat
> - Underline: Italian

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4. I like getting long letters.

- Nouns: *letters* → circle it
- Verbs: *like*, *getting* → box both (note: "getting" is a gerund, but still a verb form)
- Adjectives: *long* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: letters
> - Box: like, getting
> - Underline: long

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5. My old sweater is very comfortable.

- Nouns: *sweater* → circle it
- Verbs: *is* → box it
- Adjectives: *old*, *very comfortable* → "very" is an adverb, so not an adjective; "comfortable" is an adjective → underline: old, comfortable

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: sweater
> - Box: is
> - Underline: old, comfortable

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6. Martha adores her white cat.

- Nouns: *Martha*, *cat* → circle both
- Verbs: *adores* → box it
- Adjectives: *white* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: Martha, cat
> - Box: adores
> - Underline: white

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7. Fluffy pancakes taste the best.

- Nouns: *pancakes* → circle it
- Verbs: *taste* → box it
- Adjectives: *fluffy* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: pancakes
> - Box: taste
> - Underline: fluffy

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

- Nouns: *kids*, *back*, *line* → circle all three
- Verbs: *must stand* → box both (modal + main verb)
- Adjectives: *tall* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - 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* → circle both
- Verbs: *looks* → box it
- Adjectives: *new*, *great* → underline both

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: sofa, living room
> - Box: looks
> - Underline: new, great

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

- Nouns: *girl*, *eyes* → circle both
- Verbs: *moved* → box it
- Adjectives: *green* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: girl, eyes
> - Box: moved
> - Underline: green

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

- Nouns: *queue* → circle it
- Verbs: *came*, *was* → box both
- Adjectives: *long* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: queue
> - Box: came, was
> - Underline: long

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

- Nouns: *Thomas*, *sister*, *him*, *stadium* → circle all
- Verbs: *asked*, *drive* → box both
- Adjectives: *big* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: Thomas, sister, him, stadium
> - Box: asked, drive
> - Underline: big

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

- Nouns: *speech* → circle it
- Verbs: *tried*, *listening*, *fell*, *asleep* → "tried", "fell" are verbs; "listening" is a gerund (verb form), "asleep" is an adjective or adverb?
- Actually, *fell asleep* is a phrasal verb — *fell* is the main verb, *asleep* is an adverbial complement. So:
- Verbs: *tried*, *fell*
- *listening* is a gerund (verb form), but it's part of the object of "tried"
- Adjectives: *boring* → underline it

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: speech
> - Box: tried, fell
> - Underline: boring

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14. Robin is the best player on the team.

- Nouns: *Robin*, *player*, *team* → circle all
- Verbs: *is* → box it
- Adjectives: *best* → underline it (superlative form of "good")

> ✔ Answer:
> - Circle: Robin, player, team
> - Box: is
> - Underline: best

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✔ Final Answer Key (as per instructions):

At the bottom of the page, it says:

> ANSWERS:
> 1 – Dress, Pockets, Has, Pink, Many
> 2 – Brother, Race, Won, Little
> 3 – Restaurant, Eat, Should, Italian
> 4 – Letters, Like, Getting, Long
> 5 – Sweater, Is, Old, Comfortable
> 6 – Martha, Cat, Adores, White
> 7 – Pancakes, Taste, Fluffy
> 8 – Kids, Back, Line, Stand, Must, Tall
> 9 – Sofa, Living Room, Looks, New, Great
> 10 – Girl, Eyes, Moved, Green
> 11 – Queue, Came, Was, Long
> 12 – Thomas, Sister, Him, Stadium, Asked, Drive, Big
> 13 – Speech, Tried, Fell, Boring
> 14 – Robin, Player, Team, Is, Best

Wait — this seems inconsistent. Let’s check if the answer key matches what we did.

Actually, the answer key provided at the bottom appears to be incorrectly formatted or possibly scrambled. For example:

- In sentence 1: It says “Dress, Pockets, Has, Pink, Many” — that’s correct.
- But in sentence 8: “Kids, Back, Line, Stand, Must, Tall” — that’s 6 items, but only 3 nouns, 2 verbs, 1 adjective. But the format doesn’t distinguish between parts of speech.

So likely, the answer key lists all words that are either noun, verb, or adjective — but doesn't specify which is which.

But based on your task, you're supposed to circle nouns, box verbs, and underline adjectives.

So for each sentence, use the breakdown above.

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✔ Summary of How to Complete the Task:

For each sentence:

1. Circle the nouns — people, places, things, animals, etc.
2. Box the verbs — action or state-of-being words (including modals and gerunds)
3. Underline the adjectives — descriptive words (usually before nouns)

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🟩 Example (Sentence 1):

> The pink dress has too many pockets.

- Circle: dress, pockets
- Box: has
- Underline: pink, many

Repeat this process for all sentences using the analysis above.

✔ You’ve now solved the entire worksheet!