To solve this worksheet, we need to sort every word into one of three categories based on the color code:
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Noun = Orange (A person, place, or thing)
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Adjective = Brown (A describing word)
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Verb = Red (An action word)
Let's go through the words found in the turkey picture and sort them:
1. Nouns (Color these Orange)
These are things you can touch, see, or names of people/animals.
* dog
* door
* chair
* book
* table
* paper
* truck
* pig
* shoe
* tree
* desk
* bus
* cat
* apple
* cloud
* spoon
* ball
* teacher
* car
* hand
* pencil
* window
* mat
* school
* bat
* bird
* shirt
* plate
* house
2. Adjectives (Color these Brown)
These words describe what something is like.
* sad
* loud
* kind
* boring
* happy
* fat
* tall
* small
* funny
* silly
* big
* dry
* nice
* squishy
* hairy
* silky
* wet
* shy
* mean
* short
* fun
3. Verbs (Color these Red)
These are action words—things you can do.
* run
* talk
* kick
* walk
* fly
* yell
* throw
* jump
* crawl
* write
* drive
* buy
* play
* eat
* cook
* hit
* shake
* bake
* kiss
* sleep
* chat
Final Answer:
Orange (Nouns): dog, door, chair, book, table, paper, truck, pig, shoe, tree, desk, bus, cat, apple, cloud, spoon, ball, teacher, car, hand, pencil, window, mat, school, bat, bird, shirt, plate, house.
Brown (Adjectives): sad, loud, kind, boring, happy, fat, tall, small, funny, silly, big, dry, nice, squishy, hairy, silky, wet, shy, mean, short, fun.
Red (Verbs): run, talk, kick, walk, fly, yell, throw, jump, crawl, write, drive, buy, play, eat, cook, hit, shake, bake, kiss, sleep, chat.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of parts of speech coloring pages.
