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

Which word is a noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is garden.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Garden names a place, so it is a noun.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is garden.

Garden names a place, so it is a noun.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is writes.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Writes tells an action.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is writes.

Writes tells an action.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence contains a proper noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Liam runs..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Liam is a special name for a person and is a proper noun.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is Liam runs..

Liam is a special name for a person and is a proper noun.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Choose the verb: The sun ___.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is shines.

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

Shines tells what the sun does.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has a noun and a verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The dog barks..

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

Dog is a noun and barks is a verb.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a person noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is teacher.

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

Teacher names a person.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an action?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is dance.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Dance names an action that someone can do.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is dance.

Dance names an action that someone can do.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses the verb correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The bird flies..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at what each word names or what action it shows.
  2. Identify the word type: Flies correctly agrees with the singular subject bird.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is The bird flies..

Flies correctly agrees with the singular subject bird.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the noun in: The rabbit hops?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is rabbit.

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

Rabbit names the animal in the sentence.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the verb in: We read books?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is read.

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

Read tells what we do.

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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.