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Nouns, verbs and adjectives

Lower Primary 6 questions
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What nouns, verbs and adjectives means

You learn to spot words that name things, show actions, and describe people or objects. This helps you read sentences better and answer class exercises with more confidence.

What you will practise

  • Pick out naming words in short sentences.
  • Spot action words that tell what someone does.
  • Choose describing words for feelings and qualities.
  • Match each word to the right word class.

Before you start

You should already know simple everyday words and be able to read short sentences. It also helps if you can tell one word from another in a sentence.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

Which word is a verb (action word)?

  • table
  • jump
  • blue
  • quiet
Answer: jump

Working: Jump is something you do, so it is a verb.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Choosing a describing word when the question asks for a naming word.
  • Missing the action word because it appears at the start or end of the sentence.
  • Thinking every word after 'the' is a noun, even when it is not.
  • Using the meaning of a word alone and not checking its job in the sentence.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 1 to 3 syllabusSchool-based assessment

This topic usually comes in Lower Primary language lessons where pupils learn basic word groups before moving to fuller sentence work. It supports school-based continuous assessment and end-of-term tests because learners must identify common word types in short questions.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other Lower Primary Word Classes skills in English, at the same point in the course.

Other English topics

Letters and SoundsEarly Reading and WritingSHS English and LiteratureAcademic and Professional WritingGrammarVocabulary

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Exams that assess nouns, verbs and adjectives

Lower Primary work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the English topics that appear on it.

GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.BECEBECE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the BECE practice page.WASSCEWASSCE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the WASSCE practice page.

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