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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.

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Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives

L.1.1

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each word: noun or verb or adjective.

Sort: gentle, narrow, discover, arrive, pencil, teacher

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2.Sort each word: noun or verb or adjective.

Sort: sister, eager, enormous, discover, protect, window

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3.Sort each word: noun or verb or adjective.

Sort: sudden, shiver, teacher, wooden, mountain, protect

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Answer key — Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives

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  1. 1.noun: pencil, teacher; verb: discover, arrive; adjective: gentle, narrow
  2. 2.noun: sister, window; verb: discover, protect; adjective: eager, enormous
  3. 3.noun: teacher, mountain; verb: shiver, protect; adjective: sudden, wooden

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.