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Naming Words at Home: People, Animals and Things — Answers

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Naming Words at Home: People, Animals and Things — Answers

Part A: Find the naming word

A naming word names a person, an animal or a thing. Circle the right word.

1.Which word names a person?
  1. Ababy
  2. Bcup
  3. Cdog

Answer: baby

A baby is a person.

2.Which word names an animal?
  1. Asofa
  2. Bcat
  3. Csister

Answer: cat

A cat is an animal.

3.Which word names a thing?
  1. Aspoon
  2. Bgrandpa
  3. Cduck

Answer: spoon

A spoon is a thing we can touch.

4.Which word names an animal?
  1. Alamp
  2. Bdad
  3. Cfish

Answer: fish

A fish is an animal.

5.Which word names a person?
  1. Abed
  2. Bhen
  3. Cbrother

Answer: brother

A brother is a person.

6.Which word names a thing?
  1. Apuppy
  2. Bclock
  3. Caunt

Answer: clock

A clock is a thing.

Part B: Person, animal or thing?

Read each naming word. Circle person, animal or thing.

7.sofa
  1. Aperson
  2. Banimal
  3. Cthing

Answer: thing

A sofa is a thing we sit on.

8.kitten
  1. Aperson
  2. Banimal
  3. Cthing

Answer: animal

A kitten is a baby cat, so it is an animal.

9.grandma
  1. Aperson
  2. Banimal
  3. Cthing

Answer: person

A grandma is a person.

10.towel
  1. Aperson
  2. Banimal
  3. Cthing

Answer: thing

A towel is a thing we dry ourselves with.

11.bird
  1. Aperson
  2. Banimal
  3. Cthing

Answer: animal

A bird is an animal.

12.uncle
  1. Aperson
  2. Banimal
  3. Cthing

Answer: person

An uncle is a person.

Part C: Things in the house

Use a word from the box: bed, chair, cup, soap, door. Use each word once.

13.I sleep in a (answer space).

Answer: bed

We sleep in a bed.

14.I sit on a (answer space).

Answer: chair

We sit on a chair.

15.I drink from a (answer space).

Answer: cup

We drink from a cup.

16.I wash with (answer space).

Answer: soap

We wash with soap.

17.I shut the (answer space).

Answer: door

We shut a door.

Part D: Your turn

18.Your turn: write one naming word for a person, one for an animal and one for a thing in your home.

Model answer: sister, cat, lamp

Success criteria:

  • One person, one animal and one thing
  • Each word is a naming word
  • Neat letters on the lines
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