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Words Used as Nouns and Verbs
OBJECTIVE • To identify and use words that can be used as nouns and verbs
DAILY MAINTENANCE Assign Practice Book page 4, Section 1.10. After students finish, 1. Give immediate feedback. 2. Review concepts as needed. 3. Model the correct answer. Pages 4–5 of the Answer Key contain tips for Daily Maintenance.
WARM-UP Assign pairs of students a word that can be used as a noun and as a verb. Some examples are light, wonder, hug, phone, cradle, cup, cook, fish, dance, and claw. Ask students to use the word in a sentence. Have students share their sentences with the class. Ask if the word is used as an action (verb) or is the name of a person, place, or thing (noun).
PRACTICE EXERCISE 1 Have volunteers read aloud the sentences and identify the italicized words as nouns or verbs. Then have students write sentences using each of these words first as a verb and then as a noun: study, reward, play, handle. Ask volunteers to read aloud their sentences. EXERCISE 2 Read aloud each sentence and call on a volunteer to tell whether the italicized word is a noun or a verb. If students have difficulty deciding, ask them whether the word names a thing or shows
an action. Have students write a sentence using the word as the other part of speech. Ask volunteers to share their sentences. EXERCISE 3 Have students work with partners. Have one partner write a sentence using each word as a noun and the other partner write a sentence using it as a verb. Then have the partners compare their work. Suggest that they alternate so that both partners write sentences using the words as nouns and as verbs.
Words Used as Nouns and Verbs
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A noun is a naming word. A verb expresses action or state of being. Many words can be used as nouns or verbs. In this sentence photograph is a noun because it names a thing.
Read from a piece of writing that the class is currently reading. Emphasize the words that can be used as nouns and verbs.
I took a photograph of the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
In this sentence photograph is a verb because it expresses an action. Many tourists photograph the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
Tell whether the word in red is a noun or a verb. The light of the sun shone beautifully on the altar. They light the candles each evening.
TEACH Have students read silently the information on page 20. Tell them that the word paint can be used as a noun or as a verb. Ask volunteers to use paint as a noun in a sentence and as a verb in another sentence. Have students think of other words that can be used as nouns and verbs and use them in sentences. Ask volunteers to identify the sentence in which the word is being used as a noun and the sentence in which it is being used as a verb.
You are correct if you said that the word light is a noun in the first sentence. Light names a thing in the first sentence. The word light is a verb in the second sentence. Light shows an action in the second sentence.
Cathedral of Notre Dame
EXERCISE 1 Tell whether each underlined word is a noun or a verb.
1. Many tourists visit the beautiful beaches of Rio de Janeiro. 2. Some people say the best time for a visit is February, summertime in Rio.
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During carnival time the city is filled with music and dance. People dance in the streets. Many people swim in the ocean off Rio’s beaches. A swim can be fun, although some beaches can be crowded. Some adventurous people surf off the beaches. The surf off Rio is suitable for this sport. The sun is quite bright, so I have to shade my eyes with sunglasses.
10. I love to sit on the beautiful beach, under the shade of a palm tree.
11. Tourist brochures highlight the major attractions of Rio. 12. A major highlight is Sugarloaf Mountain.
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