What Are Verbs — Let's Practice!

What Are Verbs — Let's Practice! exercise

• What is the definition of a verb?

  Hints

  In the sentence The girl is eating, which word tells us what the girl is doing?

  There are 2 correct answers.

  Some other examples of verbs are:

  • to speak

  • to write

  • to understand

  • to send

  • to underline.

  Solution

  The correct answers are:

  an action word and what someone or something is doing.

• Can you find the verbs in the sentences?

  Hints

  What is the sun doing?

  Identify the actions in the sentences.

  In the sentence The children are doing their homework., the verb is to do.

  Solution

  • The sun is shining brightly.

  • I am playing with my toys.

  • The flowers are blooming in the garden.

• Can you identify the verbs in the sentences?

  Hints

  Think about what is happening or what someone or something is doing in each sentence.

  In the sentence Mom is cooking pasta for dinner., what is the mom doing?

  Solution

  • My sister is sitting on the couch and reading adventure books.

  • Mom is cooking pasta for dinner while my sister is doing her homework.

  • The kids are jumping on the trampoline and are enjoying the beautiful weather.

  • The teacher is explaining a math problem and the students are listening carefully.

• Can you complete these sentences?

  Hints

  Find the word that shows what someone or something is doing.

  Think about the action in the sentence and pick the word that tells about that action.

  Solution

  1.The green bird is singing in the tall tree. The verb in the sentence is to sing.

  2.The sun is slowly setting in the sky. The verb in the sentence is to set.

  3.The black car is speeding down the busy road. The verb in the sentence is to speed.

• Can you identify the verbs in the sentences?

  Hints

  Look for the word in the sentence that describes the action or what someone is doing.

  Remember, verbs are action words that indicate activities.

  Solution

  Goopaw is running. -to run

  The girl is making cookies. -to make

  They are playing in the park. -to play

  The cat is sleeping on the bed. -to sleep

• Can you identify the verbs?

  Hints

  Verbs tell you what someone or something is doing.

  Not all words that end in ing are verbs.

  Interesting, for example, is an adjective as it describes what something is like.

  Verbs can change their forms, and the same main verb might have different endings.

  Solution

  The verbs are:

  • crawl
  • jumped
  • whistling
  • entered

  The non verbs are:

  • interesting
  • quickly
  • boring
  • excited

  ... and the "non-verbs" all happen to be adjectives. An adjective is a word that describes something, like a color, size, shape, or how something feels.