Circle the Nouns: 1st Grade Nouns Worksheet

About this worksheet

Ten short sentences with a small picture each (The cat sat on the mat. Dad drove the truck to the farm.) where children find and circle the nouns, two or three per sentence, 22 in all. Words like we and my are a good talking point: they are not nouns. The key circles every noun in red. It is a first grade grammar sheet, ages 6 to 7, with pictures or a word bank so early readers can work on their own.

On this sheet

sentences have three nouns! The cat sat on the mat. My dog has a red ball. The bird is in the nest. Mom put the cake on the table. A frog jumped into the pond. The boy has a blue kite. We saw a duck at the lake. The book is on my desk. Dad drove the truck to the farm. The bee sat on a flower.

Tips for using it

• Do one grammar sheet at a time and read the instructions aloud together; the rule usually fits in one sentence.
• Ask children to say each sentence out loud before they write: most grammar mistakes sound wrong when spoken.
• Use the answer key to let older kids check their own work with a colored pencil.
• Mix one picture sheet with one writing sheet per week so grammar does not feel like a test.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.