Understanding word classes

A noun is a naming word e.g. table, love, Cambridge

Which of the following groups are types of nouns?

Look at the text in this image. Drag and drop the capital letters to correctly identify the proper nouns being used here.

Proper nouns always start with capital letters

What is the correct definition of a verb?

Verbs can be active, being done by the person, animal etc. . or they can be passive, being done to or experienced by the person, animal etc. . Choose from the drop-down menus to correctly label the verbs in these sentences as either active or passive.

Adverbs describe how actions are done

Choose the adverb from the drop-down menus that most vividly describe the verb in each sentence. 1) I laid out the new halyard on deck, flaking it [blank_start]neatly[blank_end] so there were no twists. 2) She threw her arms around her friend, kissed her [blank_start]extravagantly[blank_end], and then ran home. 3) She danced [blank_start]ecstatically[blank_end] 4) My thoughts raced [blank_start]madly.[blank_end] 5) I felt my head spin [blank_start]giddily[blank_end] to the point of fainting.

A noun phrase contains a noun and at least one adjective to describe it.

Extra detail can be added to nouns to create noun phrases. These make writing more interesting. To create noun phrases you need to start with a noun and then add adjectives in front of the noun to describe it. Noun phrases can be extended further by adding phrases after the noun that start with a preposition. For each of the nouns listed, drag and drop an adjective in front and a phrases after to create an extended noun phrase.