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Naming Words: Who or What? — Answers

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Naming Words: Who or What? — Answers

Part A: Who or what?

Read the sentence. Write the naming word that answers the question.

1.The duck swims. Who swims? The (answer space).

Answer: duck

The naming word duck tells us who swims.

2.The baby sleeps. Who sleeps? The (answer space).

Answer: baby

The naming word baby tells us who sleeps.

3.The bell rings. What rings? The (answer space).

Answer: bell

The naming word bell tells us what rings.

4.The ball rolls. What rolls? The (answer space).

Answer: ball

The naming word ball tells us what rolls.

5.Dad cooks eggs. Who cooks? (answer space)

Answer: Dad

Dad is the naming word that tells us who cooks.

6.The cow eats grass. What does it eat? (answer space)

Answer: grass

Grass is the naming word that tells us what the cow eats.

Part B: Pick the naming word

Circle the naming word that makes sense.

7.The (answer space) barks.
  1. Adog
  2. Bcat
  3. Chen

Answer: dog

A dog barks.

8.The (answer space) quacks.
  1. Apig
  2. Bduck
  3. Csheep

Answer: duck

A duck quacks.

9.I read a (answer space).
  1. Asock
  2. Begg
  3. Cbook

Answer: book

We read a book.

10.I wear a (answer space) on my head.
  1. Ahat
  2. Bshoe
  3. Ccup

Answer: hat

We wear a hat on our head.

11.The (answer space) shines in the sky.
  1. Afish
  2. Bsun
  3. Cbed

Answer: sun

The sun shines in the sky.

12.I eat soup with a (answer space).
  1. Asock
  2. Brock
  3. Cspoon

Answer: spoon

We eat soup with a spoon.

Part C: True or false?

13.run is a naming word.

Answer: False

Run is something we do. It is not a naming word.

14.teacher is a naming word.

Answer: True

A teacher is a person, so it is a naming word.

15.apple is a naming word.

Answer: True

An apple is a thing, so it is a naming word.

16.happy is a naming word.

Answer: False

Happy tells us how someone feels. It is not a naming word.

Part D: Your turn

17.Your turn: write I can see a and finish it with a naming word. Draw it too.

Model answer: I can see a tree.

Success criteria:

  • The sentence ends with a naming word
  • The naming word is a person, an animal or a thing
  • The drawing matches the word
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