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Noun and Verb Challenges

These noun and verb challenges are perfect for developing your child’s understanding of nouns and verbs. In the Noun Challenges, children need to write a sentence including the noun provided in each box. In the Verb Challenge, children need to match the correct verb to each picture. And in the Busy Verb worksheets, children need to choose a verb and write a sentence to describe each sentence. Just click the links below to download them.

Noun Challenge 1

Noun Challenge 2

Verb Challenge

Busy Verbs 1

Busy Verbs 2

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