Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on sorting words by the job they do in a sentence, aligned to Common Core standard L.1.1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
L.1.1
Sort each word into the right column.
Sort: river, fragile, puppy, shiver, ancient, listen
Sort: gentle, sticky, village, invent, bicycle, explain
Sort: fragile, discover, wooden, engine, garden, escape
LessonPrint · L.1.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practises sorting words by the job they do in a sentence — 3 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core L.1.1: Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and conjunctions correctly. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each word into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1 — L.1.1, in the Language domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on L.1.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Yes. Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Yes — “Nouns, Verbs and Sentence Parts” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for L.1.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives is the practice that follows it.
Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and conjunctions correctly.
Teaching this next? Nouns, Verbs and Sentence Parts is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.