Grouping Things - Language Arts Examples

Grouping can be used to make sense of what you are reading. Letters are grouped into words. Words are grouped into sentences. Sentences are grouped into stories. When you write a sentence you are grouping words the way that you would like.

Lets try some grouping of words.

Grouping words by noun and verb

Words can be grouped as nouns, representing people, places or things. They can also be grouped as verbs, or action words.

Which of the following groups of words are nouns?

Home, Boy, Girl, Running, Jumping
Mother, Father, Hit, Swim
Home, Boy, Girl, Mother, Father, Sara, Alison
Jump, Run, Hit, Swim

Which of the following groups of words are verbs?

Home, Boy, Girl, Running, Jumping
Mother, Father, Hit, Swim
Home, Boy, Girl, Mother, Father, Sara, Alison
Jump, Run, Hit, Swim

Reference Library links that use grouping

• Who Eats What - groups animals by what they eat
• Animal Homes - groups animals by where they live

Links to Workbook Pages that use grouping

• Who Eats What - groups animals by what they eat
• Animal Homes - groups animals by where they live