Grammar Fun Quiz Year 1

Name:

Date:

🔤 Part 1: Nouns and Verbs

A noun is a person, place, or thing. A verb is an action word.

1. Which word is a noun (a thing)?

run

dog

jump

2. Which word is a verb (an action)?

school

apple

swim

3. Which of these is a noun?

eat

happy

teacher

4. Tick all the verbs in the list below:

sing

ball

dance

sleep

📝 Part 2: Sentences and Capital Letters

Remember: Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark!

5. Which sentence is written correctly?

the cat sat on the mat.

The cat sat on the mat.

the Cat sat on the mat

6. Which sentence has the correct ending?

I love going to school

I love going to school.

i love going to school.

7. Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete the sentence:

The big dog __________ in the park. (runs / run / running)

run

runs

running

8. Write your own sentence using the word "jump":

⭐ Extension Activity (Bonus Challenge!)

Have a go if you finish early! These questions are a little trickier. 🌟

9. Can you sort these words? Write each word under the correct heading:

Nouns (things/places)

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

Verbs (actions)

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

10. 🌈 Write two sentences about your favourite animal. Make sure each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop!

🗝️ Answer Key (Teacher Use Only)

Part 1 – Nouns and Verbs:

1. dog (noun – a thing)

2. swim (verb – an action)

3. teacher (noun – a person)

4. Verbs: sing, dance, sleep ✅ (ball is a noun ❌)

Part 2 – Sentences and Capital Letters:

5. The cat sat on the mat. (capital T, full stop at end)

6. I love going to school. (capital I, full stop at end)

7. runs (matches singular subject "The big dog")

8. Accept any grammatically correct sentence using the word "jump" that begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

Extension Activity:

9. Nouns: cat, park, book | Verbs: fly, eat, sing

10. Accept any two correctly structured sentences about an animal.

💡 Differentiation Notes:

🟢 Support: Allow students to use a word bank or picture cards for questions 1–4. Read questions aloud for students who need reading support. For Q8, students may draw and label their sentence instead of writing it in full.

🔵 Extension: Encourage early finishers to complete the bonus activity (Q9–10). Challenge advanced learners to write three sentences for Q10, or to identify nouns AND verbs within their own sentences by underlining them in different colours.