3rd Grade Reading & Language Arts — Stories of Faith — Reading and Writing with Purpose
Students will identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives using examples from the Bible.
God gave us language so we could communicate, praise Him, and share His truth. Every sentence is made up of different kinds of words called parts of speech.
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. In the Bible, we find many nouns: God, Moses, Jerusalem, shepherd, lamb, and bread are all nouns. When we read 'David was a shepherd,' the words 'David' and 'shepherd' are nouns.
A verb is an action word — it tells what someone does. God created the heavens. Jesus walked on water. Moses led the people. The words 'created,' 'walked,' and 'led' are all verbs.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. The Bible is full of beautiful adjectives: 'The Lord is my good shepherd.' 'God is great and mighty.' The words 'good,' 'great,' and 'mighty' are adjectives that describe God.
When we use our words carefully and wisely, we honor God with our speech and writing.
Read Psalm 23:1-3 together. Circle all the nouns in blue, underline all the verbs in red, and draw a box around all the adjectives in green. Then write three sentences about God using at least one noun, one verb, and one adjective in each sentence.