To help Ken color his picture correctly, we need to look at each word in the puzzle and decide if it is a
Noun,
Verb,
Adjective, or
Article. Then we match it to the color key at the bottom:
*
Nouns = Blue
*
Verbs = Red
*
Adjectives = Yellow
*
Articles = Green
Here is the step-by-step sorting for every word in the picture:
1. Nouns (Color these BLUE)
Nouns are people, places, things, or ideas.
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paper
*
blocks
*
drawing
*
trains
*
poster
*
school
*
John (person)
*
notes
*
homework
*
car
*
Mary (person)
*
bus
*
table
*
Mrs. Spencer (person)
*
students
*
friends
*
hand
*
teacher
*
pencils
*
pen
*
book
*
paints
*
Ohio (place)
*
Jim (person)
2. Verbs (Color these RED)
Verbs are action words. They tell you what someone is doing.
*
look
*
read
*
study
*
find
*
sleep
*
win
*
do
*
try
3. Adjectives (Color these YELLOW)
Adjectives describe nouns. They tell us what something is like (size, feeling, quality).
*
big
*
fun
*
hard
*
boring
4. Articles (Color these GREEN)
Articles are small words that come before nouns. In this puzzle, there is only one article word.
*
the
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Final Answer:
BLUE (Nouns): paper, blocks, drawing, trains, poster, school, John, notes, homework, car, Mary, bus, table, Mrs. Spencer, students, friends, hand, teacher, pencils, pen, book, paints, Ohio, Jim
RED (Verbs): look, read, study, find, sleep, win, do, try
YELLOW (Adjectives): big, fun, hard, boring
GREEN (Articles): the
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of parts of speech coloring pages.
