Verbs and Nouns
Some words can be both nouns and verbs. They have the same spelling.
The pony ride is a fun activity at fairs. Children love to ride ponies.
Laugh, answer, paint, end, show, place, play, wait, fly, ...
- Let's use red paint to paint the room.
- Her laugh was very funny. It made me laugh.
- Point to the place where I should place the chair.
- Answer me. Tell me the answer to the question.
- Where is the horse show? Can you show me the way?
- Did you see the end of the movie? What time did it end?
- The school play was great! I really enjoyed it.
- You played football very well.
- A fly flies. Do flies fly? I want to fly like a fly!
- The wait was worth it!
- We had to wait for two hours to get in!