Sort the Naming Words: Nouns Worksheet for 1st Grade

About this worksheet

Sixteen naming words in a word bank (park, baker, frog, spoon, kite, store, nurse, horse and more) with no pictures attached. The child writes each one into the box it belongs in: Person, Animal, Place or Thing.

Taking the pictures away is the step up. On a picture sheet a child can look at a frog and know it is an animal, but here the word has to be read and understood first. Each box takes exactly four, so a child with five people and three places knows to go back and look.

Doctor and nurse sit alongside baker and sister, which is a good moment to point out that a job names a person too.

What students will practice

• Sort nouns by reading the word alone
• Write sixteen nouns into four groups
• Spot that a job, like doctor or nurse, names a person

Details

Grade level

Grade 1

Subject

Reading · Grammar

Standard

L.1.1b

Pages

1

Format

PDF · US Letter and A4 included

License

Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated

Last updated

September 13, 2026