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Grade 2 English Language Arts · Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives

Grade 2 Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Practice Test

Build Grade 2 grammar skills with five 10-question practice tests on naming words, action words, describing words, and sentence context.

Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Practice Tests

These Grade 2 English Language Arts practice tests help students identify the jobs words do in sentences. Students recognize nouns that name people, places, animals, and things; verbs that show actions; and adjectives that describe nouns.

Skills covered

  • Identifying common nouns
  • Recognizing action verbs
  • Finding adjectives that describe nouns
  • Identifying word jobs in simple sentences
  • Choosing nouns, verbs, and adjectives to complete sentences
  • Using grammar vocabulary in reading and writing

How to use these practice tests

Complete one 10-question test at a time. Ask what each word names, does, or describes. After reviewing a solution, write a new sentence that uses the same kind of word.

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Grade 2 Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 2 English Language Arts practice test on identifying nouns, verbs, adjectives, and their jobs in sentences.

Read each word or sentence carefully. Decide whether the word names, acts, or describes, then choose one answer.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an action verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is run.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Run is a verb because it names an action.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is run.

Run is a verb because it names an action.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an action verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is jump.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Jump is a verb because it names an action.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is jump.

Jump is a verb because it names an action.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an action verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is swim.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Swim is a verb because it names an action.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is swim.

Swim is a verb because it names an action.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an action verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is read.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Read is a verb because it names an action.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is read.

Read is a verb because it names an action.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

In “Birds fly,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is fly.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Fly is the verb because it tells what the birds do.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is fly.

Fly is the verb because it tells what the birds do.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

In “The dog barks,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is barks.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Barks is the verb because it tells what the dog does.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is barks.

Barks is the verb because it tells what the dog does.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

In “Children play,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is play.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Play is the verb because it tells what the children do.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is play.

Play is the verb because it tells what the children do.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

In “The teacher writes,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is writes.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Writes is the verb because it tells what the teacher does.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is writes.

Writes is the verb because it tells what the teacher does.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

In “Mia draws a flower,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is draws.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Draws is the verb because it tells what Mia does.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is draws.

Draws is the verb because it tells what Mia does.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

In “The baby sleeps,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is sleeps.

  1. Read the word or sentence: Look at what each word names, does, or describes.
  2. Identify the word job: Sleeps is the verb because it tells what the baby does.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is sleeps.

Sleeps is the verb because it tells what the baby does.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 2 nouns, verbs, and adjectives

What is a noun?

A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing, such as teacher, school, rabbit, or pencil.

What is a verb?

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

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun, such as red, small, loud, or three.