Nouns and Verbs – Class Test
NAME: _________________________________________________
1) Match the following words with the correct
sentences.
Verb. Abstract noun. Pronoun. Common noun.
Proper noun. Concrete noun.
a) ‘ _________________________’ is a word that is the
name of someone, a place or a person and
therefore always has a capital letter.
b) ‘__________________________’ is a doing or action
word.
c) ‘__________________________’ is the name of ordinary
objects.
d) ‘__________________________’ is the name of an idea,
emotion, action or feeling.
e) ‘ _________________________’ is the name given to a
word you use in place of another noun in order
to make a sentence less repetitive.
2) Change these verbs into nouns:
a) describe __________________________________________
b) secure ____________________________________________
c) create _____________________________________________
d) begin _____________________________________________
Nouns and Verbs – Class Test
3) Rewrite each sentence on your sheet, changing
the underlined words into pronouns:
a) The Simpsons is my favourite TV show. I love
The Simpsons.
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b) Mary said Mary was going to take the shopping
with Mary.
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c) ‘John will come with Dave’, said John to Dave.
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4) Write one sentence containing two proper nouns.
Be sure to underline both proper nouns.
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5) Write one sentence containing two verbs. Be sure
to underline both verbs.
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6) The word ‘heat’ can be used as both a noun and a
verb. Make up two sentences. In the first, use the
word ‘heat’ as a noun. In the second, use the word
‘heat’ as a verb.
a) (noun)
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b) (verb)
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The word ‘fish’ can also be used as both a noun and a
verb. Make up two sentences. In the first, use the
word ‘fish’ as a noun. In the second, use the word
‘fish’ as a verb.
c)(noun)
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d)(verb)
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7) For each of the following sentences, circle the
abstract noun:
a) I always buy my groceries on a Tuesday.
b) Mary finds great happiness in listening to music.
c) Confusion ruled when the army ran into the
streets.
Nouns and Verbs – Class Test
8) The following passage appeared on the Sports
page of theage.com.au yesterday. Identify 3 verbs, 3
common nouns, 3 proper nouns, 3 concrete nouns
and 3 abstract nouns in the passage. Don’t use the
same word twice!
‘Kumar Sangakkara has stood down as captain of Sri
Lanka’s limited overs team after their World Cup final
loss to India on Saturday but plans to carry on as test
skipper until a replacement is found . . . “I met with
the selectors on Monday and I explained my reasons
for my decision and I assured them of my fullest
support in helping our new captain settle into the
leadership,” the wicketkeeper-batsman added.’
a) Verb #1: ____________________________________________
b) Verb #2: ____________________________________________
c) Verb #3: ____________________________________________
d) Common noun #1: _________________________________
e) Common noun #2: _________________________________
f) Common noun #3: _________________________________
g) Proper noun #1: ___________________________________
h) Proper noun #2: ___________________________________
i) Proper noun #3: ___________________________________
j) Concrete noun #1: _________________________________
k) Concrete noun #2: _________________________________
l) Concrete noun #3: _________________________________
m) Abstract noun #1: _________________________________
n) Abstract noun #2: _________________________________
o) Abstract noun #3: __________________________________