Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We’ll look at the underlined word and decide:
- Is it a
noun? (a person, place, thing, or idea) → write
N
- Is it a
verb? (an action) → write
V
- Is it an
adjective? (describes a noun) → write
A
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1. Tara picked a fresh
rose out of the garden for her aunt.
→ “Rose” is a thing — a flower. That’s a
noun.
✔ N
2. Do you know anyone with a
vein garden?
Wait — that doesn’t make sense. Probably meant “green” or maybe “vine”? But as written, “vein” is a body part — a noun. Even if it’s a typo, we go by what’s there.
✔ N
*(Note: This might be a misprint — perhaps “vine garden”? But since it says “vein”, we treat it as a noun.)*
3. The sleeping bear cubs
gazed and patted their mother for attention.
→ “Gazed” means looked — that’s an action. So it’s a
verb.
✔ V
4. We will
visit a hotel room before leaving for our trip.
→ “Visit” is something you do — an action. Verb.
✔ V
5. Calvin bought a new
book in his favorite series.
→ “Book” is a thing. Noun.
✔ N
6. Do you belong to a
book club?
→ Again, “book” is a thing — even though it’s describing “club”, here it’s acting as a noun modifying another noun. In this case, “book club” is a compound noun, but “book” itself is still a noun.
✔ N
7. If you
corner the mouse, you can catch it easily.
→ “Corner” here means to trap or surround — that’s an action. Verb.
✔ V
8. One
corner of my poster work was bent.
→ “Corner” here is a part of something — a place/thing. Noun.
✔ N
9. We live in the
orange house.
→ “Orange” describes the color of the house — so it’s describing a noun. Adjective.
✔ A
10. Some paper will
yellow with age.
→ “Yellow” here means turn yellow — it’s an action (changing color). Verb.
✔ V
11. Sara needs more
yellow paint to finish the portrait.
→ “Yellow” tells us what kind of paint — it’s describing the noun “paint”. Adjective.
✔ A
12.
Yellow is a warm color.
→ Here, “Yellow” is the name of a color — it’s being used as a thing (the subject of the sentence). Noun.
✔ N
13. I ate some
baby carrots for lunch.
→ “Baby” describes the size/type of carrots — adjective.
✔ A
14. The newborn
baby cried all night.
→ “Baby” is a person — noun.
✔ N
15. My dad will
baby his new car by waxing it every week.
→ “Baby” here means to treat gently or care for excessively — that’s an action. Verb.
✔ V
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Final Answer:
1. N
2. N
3. V
4. V
5. N
6. N
7. V
8. N
9. A
10. V
11. A
12. N
13. A
14. N
15. V
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of parts of speech review worksheet answers.
