Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives for Kids: Naming, Doing and Describing Words (Grade 2 English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are learning three kinds of words: nouns, verbs and adjectives. Every word in a sentence has a job, and these three jobs are some of the most important.

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, a place or a thing. Teacher is a person. Park is a place. Ball is a thing. All three of them are nouns.

A verb is a doing word. It tells what someone or something does. Jump, swim, eat and sing are all verbs. Try this test: can you do it? If you can, it is probably a verb.

An adjective is a describing word. It tells us more about a noun. It can tell the color, the size, how many, or how something feels or sounds. Red, tiny, three and soft are adjectives.

Let's sort a whole sentence. The happy dog runs. Dog names a thing, so it is a noun. Runs is the action, so it is a verb. Happy tells us about the dog, so it is an adjective.

Adjectives make writing more fun to read. The cat sat is fine. The fluffy orange cat sat is much more interesting, because now we can picture the cat in our minds.

Now it's your turn. Read this sentence: The tall girl kicks the ball. Find a noun, the verb and the adjective. Pause and try. Girl and ball are nouns. Kicks is the verb. Tall is the adjective.

Great job! Remember, a noun names a person, place or thing, a verb shows an action, and an adjective describes a noun. Practice nouns, verbs and adjectives in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!