Phrase Sorting Activity Worksheet
Instructions: Read each phrase below. Work in groups to classify them into three categories:
- Noun Phrase (NP): acts as a subject or object
- Adjective Phrase (AdjP): describes a noun
- Adverbial Phrase (AdvP): gives information about time, place, manner, etc.
Write NP, AdjP, or AdvP next to each phrase.
Phrases:
1. the tall girl
2. in the library
3. full of confidence
4. the sound of rain
5. during the break
6. excited about the trip
7. with a loud voice
8. the red notebook
9. tired from the journey
10. under the big tree
11. a group of students
12. made of wood
13. after the meeting
14. the boy with curly hair
15. without saying a word
Answer Key
Noun Phrases (NP):
- the tall girl
- the sound of rain
- the red notebook
- a group of students
- the boy with curly hair
Adjective Phrases (AdjP):
- full of confidence
- excited about the trip
- tired from the journey
- made of wood
Adverbial Phrases (AdvP):
- in the library
- during the break
- with a loud voice
- under the big tree
- after the meeting
- without saying a word