Grade 1 English Language Arts · Nouns and Verbs

Grade 1 Nouns and Verbs Practice Test

Build grammar skills with five 10-question practice tests covering nouns, verbs, action words, common and proper nouns, and simple subject-verb use.

Nouns and Verbs Practice Tests

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.

Skills covered

  • Identifying nouns that name people, places, animals, and things
  • Recognizing verbs and action words in simple sentences
  • Distinguishing common nouns from proper nouns
  • Finding the subject and action in a sentence
  • Choosing a verb that agrees with a simple subject

How to use these practice tests

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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Grade 1 Nouns and Verbs Practice Tests

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.

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Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the noun in: The cat sleeps?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is cat.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Cat names the animal in the sentence.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is cat.

Cat names the animal in the sentence.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the action word in: The boys play?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is play.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Play tells what the boys do.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is play.

Play tells what the boys do.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the verb: The dog ___ fast.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is runs.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Runs correctly completes the sentence with the singular subject dog.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is runs.

Runs correctly completes the sentence with the singular subject dog.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Who is doing the action in: The girl reads?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The girl.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: The girl is the person doing the action reads.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is The girl.

The girl is the person doing the action reads.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has both a noun and a verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Birds fly..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Birds is a noun and fly is a verb.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is Birds fly..

Birds is a noun and fly is a verb.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence shows an action?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The baby laughs..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Laughs tells what the baby does.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is The baby laughs..

Laughs tells what the baby does.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the verb: The birds ___ in the tree.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is sing.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Sing tells what the birds do.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is sing.

Sing tells what the birds do.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the noun: The small frog jumps.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is frog.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Frog names the animal in the sentence.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is frog.

Frog names the animal in the sentence.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the action word in: Mom cooks dinner?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is cooks.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Cooks tells what Mom does.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is cooks.

Cooks tells what Mom does.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the verb: The children ___ outside.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is play.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Play is the action that completes the sentence.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is play.

Play is the action that completes the sentence.

Frequently asked questions about Grade 1 nouns and verbs

What is a noun?

A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing, such as teacher, park, dog, or book.

What is a verb?

A verb is a word that shows an action or tells what someone or something does, such as run, read, sing, or write.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 nouns and verbs questions in total.