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3rd grade · English Language Arts · Unit 3 of 13

Word Jobs

Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs

What your child practices

Finding nouns (naming words), verbs (action words), adjectives (describing words) and adverbs (words that tell how) in sentences.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Language 1 · nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A noun names a person, place, animal or thing.
  2. A verb is an action word. An adjective describes a noun.
  3. An adverb tells how, when or where. Many adverbs end in -ly.

Example: Which word is an adjective? “The playful kitten chased a ball.” An adjective describes a noun. “Playful” tells what the kitten is like. Answer: playful

Word Jobs in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 3 of 13 in 3rd grade English Language Arts, after Story Elements and before Punctuation Power.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which word in this sentence is a verb?

    Leo proudly kicked the muddy ball.

    • ball
    • kicked
    • proudly

  2. Question 2

    In this sentence, what kind of word is “read”?

    Ravi quietly read a funny book.

    • Verb (shows an action)
    • Noun (names a person, place, animal or thing)
    • Adjective (describes a noun)

  3. Question 3

    Which word in this sentence is an adjective?

    The sleepy bear crawled into a cozy den.

    • cozy
    • den
    • bear

  4. Question 4

    Which word in this sentence is a noun?

    Grandpa gently watered the thirsty tomatoes.

    • thirsty
    • gently
    • tomatoes

  5. Question 5

    Which word in this sentence is a noun?

    Jay carefully carried the hot soup.

    • carefully
    • carried
    • Jay

  6. Question 6

    In this sentence, what kind of word is “crows”?

    Two noisy crows sat on the fence.

    • Verb (shows an action)
    • Adjective (describes a noun)
    • Noun (names a person, place, animal or thing)

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