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3rd grade · English Language Arts · Unit 3 of 21

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.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 3L1 · 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 New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 3 of 21 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: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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

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

    The playful puppy barked loudly at the squirrel.

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

  2. Question 2

    Which word in this sentence is an adjective?

    A tiny ant lifted a huge crumb.

    • lifted
    • crumb
    • huge

  3. Question 3

    Which word in this sentence is an adjective?

    The fluffy kitten chased a red ball.

    • fluffy
    • chased
    • ball

  4. Question 4

    Which word in this sentence is a verb?

    The wind blew loudly through the dark forest.

    • blew
    • loudly
    • dark

  5. Question 5

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

    The hungry children ate warm pancakes.

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

  6. Question 6

    Which word in this sentence is a noun?

    The brave firefighter climbed the long ladder.

    • brave
    • ladder
    • long

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