Nouns and verbs

Nouns and verbs

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This task is about using a word as a noun and a verb.
Some words can be used as both nouns (people, places, and things) and verbs (action words).
For example, in the case of the word "fly":
  • noun  =  The fly buzzed around the room.
  • verb   =  I wish I could fly.
Write two sentences for each of the words listed below. Use each word as a noun and then as a verb.

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a)  cook
     i) noun: 
 
     ii) verb: 

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 b)  break
     i) noun: 
 
     ii) verb: 

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c)  show
     i) noun: 
 
     ii) verb: 

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d)  lift
     i) noun: 
 
     ii) verb: 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Writing
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
homophones, verbs, nouns, parts of speech, grammar knowledge, sentence structure
Description of task: 
This task assesses student understanding of how the form of a word affects the way it is used, i.e., whether a word is used as a noun or a verb.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students’ ability to create texts to meet the writing demands of the New Zealand Curriculum.
 

Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • demonstrate knowledge of how language works
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Writing meaningful text: vocabulary knowledge, set 5
within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  Y8 (11/1999)
a) 1 mark for each example of a correct sentence that uses the word as i) a noun, and ii) a verb. [in a), b), c), & d) accept other verb forms 
e.g: cooked, broke.]
e.g., The cook made a mess in the kitchen.
e.g., I like to cook bacon for breakfast.
 
 
easy
very easy
b) e.g., I need a break between school and homework.
e.g., You break an egg to get to the yolk.
moderate
easy
c) e.g., The show put on by year 8 was excellent.
e.g., I like to show my dog to my friends.
easy
easy
d) e.g., The lift stopped at every floor.
e.g., The box was heavy to lift.		 easy
easy