Grade 1 English Language Arts · Nouns and Verbs
Build grammar skills with five 10-question practice tests covering nouns, verbs, action words, common and proper nouns, and simple subject-verb use.
These Grade 1 English Language Arts practice tests help students recognize nouns and verbs in words and simple sentences. Students identify people, places, animals, and things, then find the action words that tell what someone or something does.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Ask the student to explain what each noun names or what each verb tells someone can do. Read the solution after each question and make a new sentence using the same noun or verb.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 practice test on nouns, verbs, action words, common and proper nouns, and simple subject-verb use.
Read each word or sentence carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review why it is a noun or verb.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is mountain.
Mountain names a place or landform, so it is a noun.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is friend.
Friend names a person, so it is a noun.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is doctor.
Doctor names a person who helps patients.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is park.
Park names a place where people can play.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is dogs.
Dogs names more than one dog and is a plural noun.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is school.
School is a general name for a place, so it is a common noun.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Maria.
Maria is the special name of a person and begins with a capital letter.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The boy holds a ball..
Boy and ball both name people or things.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is nest.
Nest names a thing where the bird sits.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is puppy.
Puppy names an animal, so it is a noun.
A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing, such as teacher, park, dog, or book.
A verb is a word that shows an action or tells what someone or something does, such as run, read, sing, or write.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 nouns and verbs questions in total.
