Nouns and verbs

What is a verb? Make sure you read through the sheet, as well as doing the quiz at the end, before moving on! Watch this video on VERBS. What are nouns? Ensure you read through the page as well, doing the quiz at the end. Watch this video on NOUNS Sort the nouns and verbs in the correct boxes Nouns boy sea lion pencil song ball breath effect advice practice licence violence bruise Verbs jumping hop dance drinking bounce sing breathe affect advise practise license to bruise Adjectives small big brown leathery wrinkled old violent crushed bruised happy lively enchanted hypnotised AdverbsAn adverb is simply a word that describes the way something is done - so it describes a verb (an action or a doing word).• He ate his breakfast quickly.The word 'quickly' is an adverb as it tells us how he ate (the verb) his breakfast.Where to place adverbs?Adverbs can come before or after a verb.• He 'quickly' ate his lunch.• He ate his lunch 'quickly'.You can start a sentence with an adverb: this is called a 'fronted adverbial'.• 'Quickly', he ate his lunch.It's important to vary the position of adverbs when producing a longer piece of writing, to make your writing more interesting. Romeo and Juliet Think you've got it? Finally, have a go at this game. Click on the link, and complete the boxes with answers of your choice (completely random). Then see what it does to Shakespeare's speech! Mad-Libs How did you get on with Mad-Libs? Post your answer here if you can before submitting: