Is the word game a noun or verb

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• enPR: gām, IPA^(key): /ɡeɪm/
• Rhymes: -eɪm

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game», literally «participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”).

Cognate with Old Frisian game, gome (“joy, amusement, entertainment”), Middle High German gamen (“joy, amusement, fun, pleasure”), Swedish gamman (“mirth, rejoicing, merriment”), Icelandic gaman (“fun”). Related to gammon, gamble.

Noun[edit]

game (countable and uncountable, plural games)

2. A playful or competitive activity.
   2. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.

      Synonyms: amusement, diversion, entertainment, festivity, frolic, fun, gaiety, gambol, lark, merriment, merrymaking, pastime, play, prank, recreation, sport, spree

      Antonyms: drudgery, work, toil

      Being a child is all fun and games.

   3. (countable) An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.

      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:game

      • 1983, Lawrence Lasker & al., WarGames:

        Joshua: Shall we play a game?
        David: … Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War?
        Joshua: Wouldn’t you prefer a good game of chess?
        David: Later. Let’s play Global Thermonuclear War.
        Joshua: Fine.

      Games in the classroom can make learning fun.

   4. (UK, in the plural) A school subject during which sports are practised.

      • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 37:

        From time to time, track-suited boys ran past them, with all the deadly purpose and humourless concentration of those who enjoyed Games.

   6. (countable) A particular instance of playing a game.

      Synonym: match

      Sally won the game.

      They can turn the game around in the second half.

      • 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter I, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

        “I’m through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.

   8. That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
   10. The number of points necessary to win a game.

       In short whist, five points are game.

       See also: for the win

   12. (card games) In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
   14. (countable) The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.

       Some of the games in the closet we have on the computer as well.

   16. One’s manner, style, or performance in playing a game.

       Study can help your game of chess.

       Hit the gym if you want to toughen up your game.

       • 1951, J. D. Salinger, chapter 11, in The Catcher in the Rye, Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC:

         I played golf with her that same afternoon. She lost eight balls, I remember. Eight. I had a terrible time getting her to at least open her eyes when she took a swing at the ball. I improved her game immensely, though.

   18. (countable) Ellipsis of video game.

       • 2019 May 8, Jon Bailes, “Save yourself! The video games casting us as helpless children”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

         There’s a sense here, as well as in games such as Limbo, that we’re making ourselves experience our children’s reality, trapped in the chaos that the adults have created.

4. (now rare) Lovemaking, flirtation.
6. (slang) Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)

   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v], lines 61–63:

     ſet them downe, / For ſlottiſh ſpoyles of opportunitie; / And daughters of the game.

   • 1755, Tobias Smollett, translating Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, Volume 1, I.2:

     [H]e put spurs to his horse, and just in the twilight reached the gate, where, at that time, there happened to be two ladies of the game [translating mugeres moças], who being on their journey to Seville, with the carriers, had chanced to take up their night’s lodging in this place.

8. (countable, informal, nearly always singular) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.

   Synonym: line

   When it comes to making sales, John is the best in the game.

   He’s in the securities game somehow.

10. (countable, figuratively) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.

    In the game of life, you may find yourself playing the waiting game far too often.

    • 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 77, column 2:

      I ſee you ſtand like Grey-hounds in the ſlips, / Straying vpon the Start. The Game’s afoot:

    • 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter I, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

      “I’m through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
12. (countable, military) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.

    Synonym: wargame

14. (uncountable) wild animals hunted for food.

    The forest has plenty of game.

    • 1907, Burroughs, John, Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt‎^[2], Houghton Mifflin Company, →OCLC, pages 5-6:

      I had known the President several years before he became famous, and we had had some correspondence on subjects of natural history. His interest in such themes is always very fresh and keen, and the main motive of his visit to the Park at this time was to see and study in its semi-domesticated condition the great game which he had so often hunted during his ranch days; and he was kind enough to think it would be an additional pleasure to see it with a nature-lover like myself.

16. (uncountable, informal, used mostly for men) The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.

    He didn’t get anywhere with her because he had no game.

    • 1998, “She’s Strange”, performed by Nate Dogg:

      She’s strange, so strange, but I didn’t complain / She said yes to me when I ran my game

18. (uncountable, slang) Mastery; the ability to excel at something.

    • 1998, “He Got Game”, performed by Public Enemy:

      What is game? Who got game? / Where’s the game in life, behind the game behind the game / I got game, she’s got game / We got game, they got game, he got game

    • 2005, Kermit Ernest Campbell, Gettin’ Our Groove on: Rhetoric, Language, and Literacy for the Hip Hop Generation, →ISBN, page 123:

      In the contemporary arts of the academic contact zone, I say African American students got game!

    • 2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, page 24:

      My dad had game at that kind of thing, and I spent long periods as a child watching him.

20. (countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.

    Synonyms: scheme, racket

    You want to borrow my credit card for a week? What’s your game?

    • 1902, George Saintsbury, Dryden, page 182:

      It was obviously Lord Macaulay’s game to blacken the greatest literary champion of the cause he had set himself to attack.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

• → Brazilian Portuguese: game
• → Dutch: gamen, game
• → Irish: géim
• → Japanese: ゲーム
• → Korean: 게임 (geim), 겜 (gem)
• → Norman: gamme
• → Norwegian: gamen, game
• → Spanish: game
• → Welsh: gêm

Translations[edit]

Adjective[edit]

game (comparative gamer, superlative gamest)

1. (colloquial) Willing and able to participate.

   Synonyms: sporting, willing, daring, disposed, favorable, nervy, courageous, valiant

   Antonyms: cautious, disinclined

   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 36, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 180:

     « […] But what’s this long face about, Mr. Starbuck; wilt thou not chase the white whale? art not game for Moby Dick?”

   • 2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ‘ Sacha Baron Cohen’s vital, venomous action movie’”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):

     Some of Grimsby’s other (extraordinarily up-to-date) targets include Donald Trump and Daniel Radcliffe, whose fates here are too breath-catchingly cruel to spoil, and also the admirably game Strong, whose character is beset by a constant stream of humiliations that hit with the force of a jet of…well, you’ll see.

2. (of an animal) That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
3. Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

game (third-person singular simple present games, present participle gaming, simple past and past participle gamed)

1. (intransitive) To gamble.

   • an impressive protest against gaming, swearing, and all immoral practices which might forfeit divine aid in the great struggle for National Independence

2. (intransitive) To play card games, board games, or video games.

   • 2017 June 16, Joanna Walters, “Inside the rehab saving young men from their internet addiction”, in The Guardian‎^[3]:

     “The first few days after getting here are weird. It’s a version of cold turkey because you’ve been gaming around the clock and suddenly, nothing. […] ”

3. (transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.

   • 2012 August 31, Amanda Holpuch, “Trolls game Taylor Swift competition in favor of school for the hearing impaired”, in The Guardian‎^[4]:

     A large batch of online trolls have gamed a web contest that promises a Taylor Swift performance at any school in the US. The target? Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

   • 2020 February 6, Alex Hern, quoting Natalie Hitchins, “Amazon Choice label is being ‘gamed to promote poor products’”, in The Guardian‎^[5]:

     “Amazon risks betraying the trust millions of customers place in the Amazon’s Choice badge by allowing its endorsement to be all too easily gamed,” said Which?’s Natalie Hitchins.

   • 2023 January 25, Christian Wolmar, “An informative cab ride on the state of the railway”, in RAIL, number 975, page 34:

     It is an example of what real entrepreneurship can do on the railway, but sadly there are not many other examples. Most of the private sector businesses in rail are simply ‘gaming’ the system, trying to outdo or outthink the regulator and the Government in order to generate profit.

4. (transitive, seduction community, slang, of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

   • 2005 October 6, “Picking up the pieces”, in The Economist‎^[6]:

     Returning briefly to his journalistic persona to interview Britney Spears, he finds himself gaming her, and she gives him her phone number.

   • 2010, Mystery, The Pickup Artist: The New and Improved Art of Seduction, Villard Books, →ISBN, page 100:

     A business associate of mine at the time, George Wu, sat across the way, gaming a stripper the way I taught him.

   • 2010 July 9, Sheila McClear, “Would you date a pickup artist?”, in New York Post‎^[7]:

     How did Amanda know she wasn’t getting gamed? Well, she didn’t. “I would wonder, ‘Is he saying stuff to other girls that he says to me?’ We did everything we could to cut it off […] yet we somehow couldn’t.”

Derived terms[edit]

• game the system
• gamer

Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective[edit]

game (comparative more game, superlative most game)

1. Injured, lame (of a limb).
   • around 1900, O. Henry, Lost on Dress Parade

     You come with me and we’ll have a cozy dinner and a pleasant talk together, and by that time your game ankle will carry you home very nicely, I am sure.»

See also[edit]

• game on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams[edit]

• MEGA, Mega, mage, mega, mega-

Chinese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• (leetspeak) 驚／惊 (geng¹)

Etymology[edit]

From English game.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

game

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) game (especially video games and online games) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

• English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːm/
• Hyphenation: game
• Rhymes: -eːm

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English game.

Noun[edit]

game m (plural games, diminutive gamepje n)

1. A video game, an electronic game.

   Synonyms: videogame, videospel

Hyponyms[edit]

• computerspel

[edit]

• gamen
• gamer

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

game

1. first-person singular present indicative of gamen
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of gamen
3. imperative of gamen

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English gamen, gomen, from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną, of disputed origin.

Alternative forms[edit]

• gamen, gemen, gomen, gome, gammen, gaume, gamme, gamin, gomin, gomyn, gomun, gam, geme

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːm(ə)/, /ˈɡam(ə)/, /ˈɡaːmən/, /ˈɡamən/
• (from OE gomen) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːm(ə)/, /ˈɡɔːmən/
• (Kent) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛːm(ə)/, /ˈɡɛːmən/

Noun[edit]

game (plural games or game)

1. Entertainment or an instance of it; that which is enjoyable:
   1. A sport or other outdoor or physical activity.
   2. A game; a codified (and often competitive) form of entertainment.
   3. Sexual or romantic entertainment or activity (including intercourse in itself).
   4. An amusing, joking, or humorous activity or event.
2. Any kind of event or occurrence; something that happens:
   1. An endeavour; a set of actions towards a goal.
   2. Any kind of activity having competition or rivalry.
3. The state of being happy or joyful.
4. Game; wild animals hunted for food.
5. (rare) One’s quarry; that which one is trying to catch.
6. (rare) Gamesmanship; gaming behaviour.
7. (rare) The reward for winning a game.

Derived terms[edit]

• gameful
• gamely
• gamen

Descendants[edit]

• English: game, gammon (dialectal gam) (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: gemme, gem, gyem
• Yola: gaame, gaume, gaaume

References[edit]

• “gāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-09.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian.

Verb[edit]

game

1. Alternative form of gamen

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English game.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡejm/, /ˈɡej.mi/

Noun[edit]

game m (plural games)

1. (Brazil) electronic game (game played on an electronic device, such as a computer game, a video game or the like)

   Synonyms: videojogo, jogo

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:game.

See also[edit]

• jogo

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɨ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
• Hyphenation: ga‧me

Verb[edit]

game

1. inflection of gamar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

game m (plural games)

1. (tennis) game

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English game. Attested since 1900.

Pronunciation[edit]

• Homophone: gem

Noun[edit]

game n

1. (tennis) game

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

• gammal i gamet

References[edit]

• game in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• game in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Is game a verb?

As detailed above, ‘game’ can be an adjective, a verb or a noun. Adjective usage: I’m game, would you like to tell me how [to do that]? – From the computer game Adventure. Verb usage: We’ll bury them in paperwork, and game the system. Noun usage: The forest has plenty of game.

Is game a noun yes or no?

GAME (noun) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

What type of noun is games?

common noun

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Verb The crowd cheered as he crossed the finish line. The crowd cheered him as he crossed the finish line. Their fans cheered them to victory.

What is the verb of sale?

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What is the verb of the word cheer?

(tʃɪəʳ ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense cheers , present participle cheering , past tense, past participle cheered. 1. verb. When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.

Can Cheer be a noun?

noun. a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium. something that gives joy or gladness; encouragement; comfort: words of cheer.

Is the word cheer an abstract noun?

Answer: Abstract noun. Explanation: Because you can’t see or touch “cheer”.

What is noun form of cheer?

cheer. noun. noun. /tʃɪr/ 1[countable] a shout of joy, support, or praise A great cheer went up from the crowd.

What type of word is cheer?

noun. a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium.

What type of verb is?

There are three types of verbs: action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Action verbs are words that express action (give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession (have, own, etc.). Action verbs can be either transitive or intransitive.

What is the verb for has?

The verb have has the forms: have, has, having, had. The base form of the verb is have. The present participle is having….Have – Easy Learning Grammar.

What is V2 and V3 form of verb?

At school, students often learn by heart the base, past simple and past participle (sometimes called V1, V2, V3, meaning Verb 1, Verb 2, Verb 3) for irregular verbs. They may spend many hours chanting: sing, sang, sung; go, went, gone; have, had, had; etc.

What type of noun is game?

Is play noun or verb?

A play is a performance that is done on a stage or in a theater. Play also means to engage in a fun activity or to emit sound or video from a media device. Play has many other senses as both a noun and a verb.

What type of speech is game?

game

What are the examples of games?

Tabletop games

• Board games.
• Card games.
• Dice games.
• Miniature games.
• Pencil-and-paper games.
• Tile-based games.
• Role-playing games.
• Skill & action games.

What are 5 types of games?

Types of video games

• Action games.
• Action-adventure games.
• Adventure games.
• Role-playing games.
• Simulation games.
• Strategy games.
• Sports games.
• Puzzle games.

How many type of games are there?

38 Types of Games. Games are a structured form of play. These can include goals, rules, art, environments, stories, challenges, characters, items, powers, rewards, exploration and interaction between players. The following are common types of game.

How do you classify games?

Video games are most often classified into groups that represent what kind of system they are played on, like games that are made for computer systems or games that are made for consoles. These genre include action, shooter, action-adventure, adventure, role-playing, simulation, strategy, puzzles, cards, and race.

What are the six classifications of games?

The levels, in ascending order, are “low-level”, “complex”, “lead-up”, and “official sports”.

What are the four classification of games?

There are four basic types of games: invasion/territory, net/wall, striking/fielding and target.

What is the four categories of games?

He contends that there are four classifications: Competition, Chance, Simulation, and Veritgo, and a spectrum of organization and sophistication for each. Roger Caillois seeks to define the idea of play and its role in different types of games.

What is an AA game?

A Double A game (AA) is a game that fail to reach the milestone previously set by AAA games. They generally have a lower budget than AAA games.

What are the two classification of target games?

Games classification systems

• Target games such as golf, lawn-bowls and ten-pin bowling.
• Batting and fielding games such as cricket, softball and baseball.
• Net/wall games such as tennis, volleyball, badminton, squash and racquetball.
• Territory games such as soccer, ice hockey, basketball, rugby and football.

What are major games?

Major Games means international multi-sport competitions.

What are the two major games?

Types of Major Games

• Provincial Games.
• National Games.
• World Games.

What is a minor game?

Simple games with few rules, designed to allow students to practise skills in a challenging situation.

What is the use of games?

Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational, or psychological role.

What are the positive effects of playing video games?

They can improve cognitive abilities, such as increase visuospatial cognition, mental rotation, attention, and help individuals overcome cognitive limitations. Video games can also prime natural positive aggression, helping behaviors, and prosocial behaviors.

Is it important to play games?

Games let children use their creativity while nurturing their imagination, physical, cognitive, emotional strength, and proficiency in skills. It is because of the games that children at a very young age interact and engage in the world around them.

Is it good to play games?

It’s true that some studies have shown certain video games can improve hand–eye coordination, problem-solving skills, and the mind’s ability to process information. And kids who play violent video games might act more aggressively. But here’s the good news: Playing video games some of the time can be OK.

What are the positive and negative effects of playing video games?

Positive Effects of Video Games

• Video games improve basic visual processes.
• Video games may help ease anxiety and depression.
• Video games can make people more violent.
• Video games may decrease players’ ability to concentrate.
• Video games can become addictive.
• Video games may increase depression and anxiety.

What are the downsides of playing video games?

List of the Cons of Video Games

• It can create psychological stress. Video games can become an addiction.
• Long-term gaming can compromise personal health.
• It isolates people from their families.
• There are financial considerations to think about.
• It can limit academic process.
• It may limit social connections.

Why is gaming bad for your health?

A comprehensive study from the Journal of Health Psychology shows that gaming disorders are linked to greater levels of loneliness, anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, social problems and many other psychological-social problems. If you suffer from any of these problems, you are not helpless.

Why is fortnite bad for you?

Fortnite is harmful for kids. First of all, it can be addictive. Sure, it doesn’t show blood, but players still kill each other, and that’s too intense for kids. The game is free, but it pushes players to spend money to buy extras, like dance moves for the characters.

Do video games kill brain cells?

Recent medical studies indicate that violent video games damage the brain permanently. Video games may be more dangerous to your health than cigarettes or alcohol. The studies show that repeated playing of violent video games minimizes the activities of the brain involved in reasoning and planning.

Is gaming a job?

A career in gaming is not only limited to just playing games and championship battles. There are diverse careers in gaming to choose from and you can actually be a part of this exciting gaming industry. But game developers and designers’ work involves more than just design and development.

Who is the highest paid gamer?

Johan Sundstein

How do I get a job in gaming?

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4. Gear Up.
5. Practice.

What age is the average gamer?

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Play

Play as a noun means ‘a piece of dramatic writing for the theatre or radio or television’:

The students performed a play by Shakespeare and sang some folk songs.

Radio plays are always much better than TV plays – you can use your imagination more.

We use play as a verb to talk about doing sports, music and other leisure activities. We usually don’t use an article (a/an, the) when we talk about sport or leisure activities. We usually use an article when we talk about musical instruments:

I played rugby as a child; we never played soccer.

Can you play the piano?

I’ve never played poker. Have you?

We usually don’t use an article (a/an, the) when we talk about sport or leisure activities. We usually use an article when we talk about musical instruments.

Game

Game is a noun. We use it to talk about sports or other entertaining activities:

Would you like a game of tennis? (or Would you like to play tennis?)

Not: Would you like a play of tennis?

The children invent some fantastic games to occupy themselves.

Noun or verb?

Some words can be either nouns or verbs. Read each set of sentences and decide if the underlined words are nouns or verbs. Indicate with a N or V.

1.

___ Don’t cut your finger!
___ Put some medicine on the cut.
___ Cut this piece of rope, please.

2.

___ My cat scratches the furniture.
___ He has scratches on his face.
___ This medicine is for scratches.

3.

___ We made a camp in the woods.
___ We camp here every year.
___ Let’s camp near the creek.

4.

___ Why do you photograph birds?
___ This is a photograph of my aunt.
___ Where is your class photograph?

5.

___ They plan to go to the mountains.
___ That’s not a good plan.
___ I plan to visit her tomorrow.

6.

___ We heard a cheer from the crowd.
___ They always cheer for their team.
___ We all gave a loud cheer.

7.

___ Dad went out to milk the cows.
___ I drink some milk every day.
___ Our cows give a lot of milk.

8.

___ Big planes can’t land here.
___ My family owns a lot of land.
___ Cars and trains go on land.

9.

___ Don’t spill that syrup!
___ The baby will spill his milk.
___ An oil spill was reported.

10.

___ A mailman delivers the mail.
___ Don’t mail those letters yet.
___ Is there any mail for me?

11.

___ They charge a lot in that shop.
___ He works in a flower shop.
___ I have to shop in the drugstore.

12.

___Are you going to the dance?
___ Are you going to dance with me?
___ Those boys dance very well.

13.

___ Give me a bite of your sandwich.
___ Did the dog bite the mailman?
___ He took a bite out of the apple.

14.

___ They joke about it a lot.
___ She played a joke on me.
___ That’s a pretty funny joke.

15.

___ He got a job as a cook.
___ Did you cook dinner tonight?
___ The cook burned the roast.

16.

___ I’ll race you to the corner.
___ Who is going to win the race?
___ She won first prize in the race.

17.

___ Many people fish in that lake.
___ Zoe caught four fish here.
___ I like to eat fish for dinner.

18.

___ That name means “goats”.
___ He’ll name his dog after Columbus.
___ That boy’s name is Carlos.

19.

___ The air was filled with smoke.
___ She knows how to smoke fish.
___ The smoke hurt his eyes.

20.

___ Put the leaves in a pile.
___ They’ll pile the stones here.
___ We made a big pile of dirt.

21.

___ The blast made a loud noise.
___ There was a blast of explosives.
___ We’ll blast here.

22.

___ Draw a circle around the word.
___ The design has a small circle in it.
___ Does the river circle the island?

23.

___ They heard a clap of thunder.
___ Did they clap for the trick?
___ They didn’t clap very loudly.

24.

___ I had a terrible dream last night!
___ Did you dream about a dragon?
___ She didn’t dream about money.

25.

___ Do you want a drink of water?
___ Why did you drink all the juice?
___ The cat likes to drink milk.

26.

___ The float was lied to the net.
___ Dried reeds will float.
___ A float won’t sink under water.

27.

___ Were the soldiers in a big fight?
___ Don’t fight with your brother!
___ Those children like to fight.

28.

___ She likes to play in the snow.
___ Is it going to snow tomorrow?
___ The snow looks soft and cold.

29.

___ Please help me fix this.
___ The boy gave me a lot of help.
___ She’ll help you tomorrow.

30.

___ When did the movie end?
___ Hold the end of the string.
___ I didn’t like the end of the book.

Last Updated on July 14, 2022 by Editorial Team

Language is a classic enabler of communication that sets humans apart from other living beings. And, grammar skills make anybody truly language literate. Various parts of speech are the first lesson that anybody needs to master as a language learner. So far, all this is easy to understand. What becomes difficult to understand is – how to teach a child the basics of grammar like noun and verb when they are not so conversant with words at the first place?

The answer lies in tools like a noun and verb games. Technology comes to the rescue of the teachers who need a practical solution for teaching nouns and verbs. They can take the help of online noun and verb games to drive children into more practice by engaging them deeply into learning.

Why noun and verb games for young learners?

Mobile phones and tablets are the most enticing tools. The whole world is struggling with their addiction. If this addiction, especially the one prevalent in children, is used to achieve certain positive outcomes, why not try these? Noun and verb games online offer a handy reference and practice support that can help in:

• Knowing and applying the grammar rules
• Practicing more problems focused on rules and usage
• Learning by understanding real-life applications of noun and verb
• Gaining fluency in language literacy with noun and verb time-pressed games
• Understanding sight words and their function as a noun or verb
• Checking progress by taking the help of scores and trying games having different difficulty levels

We’ve curated a list of some of the really engaging games for learning noun and verb games right at the early stages. Here they are:-

1. Guess the Word – Verb & Noun

Guess the Word Verb & Noun offers various kinds of activities to do to gain fluency with these basic parts of speech. You can play a guessing game where you write the word corresponding to the picture given. This also involves making a word from the jumbled letters.

The second type of game is completing the word based on the picture given. Hence, players can learn spellings, have phonics practice in addition to learning the noun and verb words with this online game. A rich repertoire of puzzles offers ample practice and stimulates the mind to learn and apply language skills in various ways.

Game Link: Playstore

2. Noun & Verbs Helper

Noun & Verbs helper game offers you a premise to work upon your noun & verbs contractions and sentence forming skills. It offers basic exercise of identifying the word and classifying as a noun or verb first. Later, it allows you to explore these parts of speech deeper and asks you to classify these into the types such as possessive nouns, etc.

Once the comfort with the words is attained, it enables to practice how to make sentences with nouns and verbs. Either you may be asked to fill the blank or create a new sentence of your own using the word provided. This noun & verb game is a complete tool that helps you befriend these parts of speech and be fluent in using them correctly in the sentence.

Game Link: Playstore

3. English Grammar And Vocabulary for Kids

English Grammar and Vocabulary game for learning nouns & verbs is actually a complete support for learning early English skills. Children can do a plethora of exercises like telling the nouns and verbs and other parts of the sentence as well.

With a repertoire of a variety of exercises like types of nouns, types of verbs, plural words, and lot more, the kids can try to master all early spelling, pronunciation, and word usage skills by playing various quizzes on this game. The matching game, construct sentences, spell words – there is no premise that is left untouched in this game for improving noun and verb skills.

Game Link: Playstore | App Store

4. English Grammar Fun Learning Games for Kids

Basic Grammar skills learning start with knowing nouns and verbs, and other parts of the sentence. Children start speaking from an early age using their imitation skills, but there is no cognition about what they are speaking.

By learning nouns and verbs, they structure their learning and understand the importance of using the right words to make correct sentences. This grammar learning game is a fun way of introducing the kids with nouns and verbs and allow them to proliferate their learning further by understanding their connection with other parts of the sentence.

Game Link: App Store

5. English for Kids: Learn & Play

Grasp everything about noun and verbs, apply them in quizzes and exercises, and assess your progress in learning – this grammar beginner game app is complete support that can make homeschooling easy and fun. Also, the parents can make learning more fun by giving a tool in hand which teaches as well as entertains the kids in their free time.

A rich collection of vowel matching, speak and write activities, word match, fill the blank and several other quizzes and games make this app wholesome learning support that a child can use right from the kindergarten stage. With the growth in the learning curve, they can become more fluent in grammar and may turn out to be a confident writer of sentences or speakers with practice and engagement.

Game Link: Playstore

6. Learn English Vocabulary – Kids

Is vocabulary imaginable without nouns and verbs? Certainly, not! So, when you learn and enrich your vocabulary, you are actually learning the nouns and verbs too.

This Vocabulary learning game gives a playful option to learn, practice, and refresh the knowledge about nouns and verbs through stories, read-to-learn, write-to-learn, and speak-and-learn exercises, that can make you a grammar expert with practice and perseverance. By playing games on this app, you will not learn away from learning language, but will be more drawn to the practice and boast about the scores made.

Game Link: Playstore

Activities you can do with noun and verbs online games

Online nouns and verbs games offer activity-based learning support to attain fluency with parts of speech. Some of the interesting activities one can do with these online games are:

• write and learn spellings
• read words and learn the pronunciation
• build lexicon
• give learners puzzles and challenges
• conduct a competition on language
• play word games

Engage minds into learning – this is how the screen time of the children can be converted into learning time. I am sure, these online nouns and verbs games will create a win-win situation for both you as well as your kid!