Noun Phrase Worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve the task step by step.

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Understanding the Task

We are asked to underline the noun phrase in each sentence. A noun phrase is a group of words that includes a noun and all its modifiers (like articles, adjectives, possessive nouns, etc.) and functions as a noun in the sentence.

> Example given:
> *"The old storekeeper is very generous."*
> → Noun phrase: "The old storekeeper"
> (This contains the noun "storekeeper" + modifiers "the" [article] and "old" [adjective])

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Now, let’s go through each sentence and identify the noun phrase.

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1) The green and red balloons look perfect.

- Noun: *balloons*
- Modifiers: *The*, *green and red* (adjectives)
- Noun phrase: The green and red balloons

✔ Underline: The green and red balloons

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2) Jenny gave the neatly packed gift box to her mother.

- We're looking for the object of the verb "gave".
- "Gave" takes two objects: indirect ("her mother") and direct ("the neatly packed gift box")
- The direct object is the noun phrase here.
- Noun: *box*
- Modifiers: *the*, *neatly packed*, *gift* (adjectives and noun used as adjective)
- Noun phrase: the neatly packed gift box

✔ Underline: the neatly packed gift box

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3) The end of the story was quite a surprise.

- Subject: *The end of the story*
- Noun: *end*
- Modifiers: *The*, *of the story* (prepositional phrase acting as modifier)
- So: The end of the story is the subject noun phrase
- Predicate: *was quite a surprise* — "a surprise" is also a noun phrase, but we are to underline the subject noun phrase

✔ Underline: The end of the story

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4) My old book of maps is in this rack.

- Subject: *My old book of maps*
- Noun: *book*
- Modifiers: *My* (possessive), *old* (adjective), *of maps* (prepositional phrase modifying "book")
- So: My old book of maps

✔ Underline: My old book of maps

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5) Kylie gifted us her hand-made greeting cards.

- Verb: *gifted*
- Indirect object: *us*
- Direct object: *her hand-made greeting cards*
- Noun: *cards*
- Modifiers: *her* (possessive), *hand-made*, *greeting* (adjectives)
- So: her hand-made greeting cards

✔ Underline: her hand-made greeting cards

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6) Can we adopt that little brown spotted dog?

- This is a question. The noun phrase is the object of "adopt"
- Noun: *dog*
- Modifiers: *that*, *little*, *brown*, *spotted* (all adjectives)
- So: that little brown spotted dog

✔ Underline: that little brown spotted dog

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7) It was a typically lazy Sunday afternoon.

- Subject: *It* (pronoun)
- Predicate: *was a typically lazy Sunday afternoon*
- "A typically lazy Sunday afternoon" is the complement (predicate noun phrase)
- Noun: *afternoon*
- Modifiers: *a*, *typically*, *lazy*, *Sunday* (article, adverb, adjective, noun used as adjective)
- So: a typically lazy Sunday afternoon

✔ Underline: a typically lazy Sunday afternoon

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8) The multi-talented child artist was a treat to watch.

- Subject: *The multi-talented child artist*
- Noun: *artist*
- Modifiers: *The*, *multi-talented*, *child* (all adjectives or noun used as adjective)
- So: The multi-talented child artist

✔ Underline: The multi-talented child artist

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9) It was a very old joke.

- Subject: *It*
- Predicate: *was a very old joke*
- Noun phrase: *a very old joke*
- Noun: *joke*
- Modifiers: *a*, *very*, *old* (article, adverb, adjective)

✔ Underline: a very old joke

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10) Ben rode on his new foam surfboard.

- Verb: *rode*
- Prepositional phrase: *on his new foam surfboard*
- The object of the preposition "on" is the noun phrase
- Noun: *surfboard*
- Modifiers: *his*, *new*, *foam* (possessive, adjectives)
- So: his new foam surfboard

✔ Underline: his new foam surfboard

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✔ Final Answers:

1) The green and red balloons
2) the neatly packed gift box
3) The end of the story
4) My old book of maps
5) her hand-made greeting cards
6) that little brown spotted dog
7) a typically lazy Sunday afternoon
8) The multi-talented child artist
9) a very old joke
10) his new foam surfboard

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📝 Summary Tips:

- Look for the noun and everything that describes it (articles, adjectives, possessives, prepositional phrases modifying it).
- Noun phrases can be subjects, objects, complements, or objects of prepositions.
- They often start with an article (*a, an, the*) or possessive pronoun (*my, her, his*, etc.).

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