Identify Nouns and Verbs in Sentences

ByZahid Muzaffar Khan November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

In this interactive grammar lesson, you will identify nouns and verbs in sentences using clear examples and student-friendly practice. The page explains what nouns and verbs are, shows where they usually appear in a sentence, and gives you many chances to find them in real contexts. By working through the quizzes, fill-in-the-blank tasks, word scrambles, flashcards, and sentence-building activities, you will become faster and more accurate at recognizing nouns and verbs in everyday English. This makes reading, writing, and exam preparation much easier and more confident for learners.

Interactive Grammar Activities — Identify Nouns and Verbs in Sentences

Interactive Grammar — Identify Nouns and Verbs in Sentences

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Grammar Notes: Nouns and Verbs

Every complete sentence needs at least one noun and one verb. A noun usually names a person, place, thing, or idea. A verb usually shows an action or a state. In this lesson you will identify nouns and verbs in simple sentences.

1. What is a noun?

A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

People: student, teacher, Ahmed
Places: Riyadh, library, classroom
Things: phone, notebook, chair
Ideas: happiness, time, confidence

Example: The student is in the library. (student, library = nouns)

2. What is a verb?

A verb is a word that shows an action or a state (how something is).

Action verbs: study, read, write, play, travel
State verbs: am, is, are, feel, seem

Example: The students study every evening. (study = verb)

3. Where are nouns and verbs in a sentence?

In many basic English sentences, the noun comes before the verb: Noun + verb + (other words).

Omar drives to college.
The teacher speaks slowly.
My phone is on the desk.

Tip: To find the verb, ask: “What is happening?” or “What does the subject do?”

4. One word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb in another

Some words can be both nouns and verbs, depending on how we use them.

Noun: I have a long walk to college.
Verb: I walk to college every day.
Noun: The plan is on the board.
Verb: We plan our project together.

Always look at the sentence to decide if a word is working as a noun or a verb.

Activity 1: Multiple Choice Quiz

Read each sentence. Choose the word that is a noun or a verb, as the question asks.

1. Which word is the noun? “The student reads quietly.”

student reads quietly

2. Which word is the verb? “Omar drives to college every morning.”

Omar drives college

3. Which word is the noun? “The library opens at eight.”

opens library eight

4. Which word is the verb? “The exam is tomorrow.”

exam is tomorrow

5. Which word is the noun? “The teacher explains the rules.”

explains teacher rules

6. Which word is the verb? “Many students study in the evening.”

students evening study

7. Which word is the noun? “I walk to the library after class.”

walk library after

8. Which word is the verb? “She writes emails every day.”

She writes emails

9. Which word is the noun? “Happiness is important for students.”

important students happiness

10. Which word is the verb? “The classrooms are clean and quiet.”

classrooms clean are

Activity 2: Fill in the Blanks

Read each sentence. The word in quotation marks is highlighted. Write “noun” or “verb” in the blank to show what type of word it is.

1. The “library” is quiet in the morning. The word “library” is a .

Clue: “library” names a place.

2. The students “write” short paragraphs in class. The word “write” is a .

Clue: “write” shows an action.

3. My “phone” is on the desk. The word “phone” is a .

Clue: “phone” is a thing.

4. The teacher “explains” the instructions clearly. The word “explains” is a .

Clue: “explains” tells us what the teacher does.

5. We have an important “exam” next week. The word “exam” is a .

Clue: “exam” is an event/thing we take.

6. Many students “travel” to college by bus. The word “travel” is a .

Clue: “travel” describes what the students do.

7. The “teacher” is very kind. The word “teacher” is a .

Clue: “teacher” is a person.

8. I “feel” confident about the test. The word “feel” is a .

Clue: “feel” shows a state or condition.

9. The “project” is due on Monday. The word “project” is a .

Clue: “project” is a task/thing we complete.

10. The students “discuss” the answers together. The word “discuss” is a .

Clue: “discuss” shows what the students do.

Activity 4: Flashcards

Click on each card to see whether the word is a noun or a verb, and read an example sentence.

Card 1 of 10

student

Click to see if this is a noun or a verb.

Noun – a person who studies. Example: The student is in the library.

Click to go back.

Activity 5: Word Scramble

Unscramble the letters to make a correct noun or verb. Read the clue to help you.

1. Unscramble this noun:

TSUDNTE

Clue: a person who studies at a school or college.

2. Unscramble this verb:

TSDUYT

Clue: what many students do before an exam.

3. Unscramble this noun:

BARYLIR

Clue: a place with many books and computers.

4. Unscramble this verb:

RAED

Clue: you do this when you look at words in a book.

5. Unscramble this noun:

OHEPN

Clue: a device you use to call and message people.

6. Unscramble this verb:

ETWIR

Clue: what you do when you put words on paper or a screen.

7. Unscramble this noun:

JCEPTOR

Clue: a long task you often do with a group in a course.

8. Unscramble this verb:

LKAWW

Clue: you do this when you move on foot.

9. Unscramble this noun:

SSALC

Clue: a group of students and their teacher meeting together.

10. Unscramble this verb:

SICDSUS

Clue: you do this when you talk about an idea with other people.

Activity 6: Sentence Builder

Write complete sentences that clearly show a noun and a verb. Click ‘Check Sentence’ for basic writing analysis. For more accuracy in writing and to find additional mistakes, use this Writing Assessment Tool .

Writing Analysis: Feedback uses symbols like cap (capitalization), p (punctuation), wm (word missing), frag (fragment).

Use the noun “student” in a sentence:

Use the noun “library” in a sentence:

Use the verb “study” in a sentence:

Use the verb “read” in a sentence:

Use the noun “project” in a sentence:

Use the verb “write” in a sentence:

Use the noun “teacher” in a sentence:

Use the verb “discuss” in a sentence:

Use the noun “class” in a sentence:

Use the verb “walk” in a sentence:

Activity 3: Matching Game

Match each word on the left with the correct description on the right (noun or verb with a short explanation).

Words

student

study

library

read

project

write

teacher

discuss

class

walk

Descriptions

Noun – a person who studies at a school or college.

Verb – to learn about something, often for a test.

Noun – a place with books and computers for reading and research.

Verb – to look at and understand written words.

Noun – a long task or assignment, often done in groups.

Verb – to put words on paper or a screen.

Noun – a person who helps students learn.

Verb – to talk about something and share ideas.

Noun – a group of students and a teacher meeting together.

Verb – to move on foot at a normal speed.

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