Words have jobs in a sentence. Read this one: The happy duck swims. Each word does its own job. Let's meet the jobs one at a time.
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Nouns name things
A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. Duck is a noun. So are teacher, park, cat and apple.
The duck swims.
Verbs show action
A verb is an action word. It tells what someone does. In our sentence, the duck swims. Swims is the verb. Run, jump and sing are verbs too.
The happy duck swims.
Adjectives tell more
An adjective tells about a noun. It can tell color, size or how something feels. Happy tells about the duck, so happy is the adjective.
hopCan you do it?deskCan you touch it?loudWhat is it like?
A quick test
Can you do it? Then it is a verb. Can you see or touch it? It is probably a noun. Does it tell what something is like? It is an adjective.
For parents
Goal: Your child learns to sort words into nouns (naming words), verbs (action words) and adjectives (describing words).
Use the quick test questions: can you do it, can you touch it, what is it like?
Play a game: you say a noun, your child adds an adjective. Cat becomes fluffy cat.
Practice words: teacher, park, school, run, swim, sing, tall, soft, green, happy.
Away from the screen: Walk around the kitchen. Name a noun, like cup. Your child adds an adjective, like blue cup, then a verb, like the blue cup falls.