Verbs

Verbs

Verbs

• Verbs are action words.

• They tell what happens in a sentence.

• Every sentence has a verb.

Example

Ramon put on his running shoes. He grabbed his headphones. He opened the door and took a deep breath. Ramon stretched for a few minutes. Then, he ran down the street toward the park.

Verb Practice

Read each sentence on the slide. Choose the word that is the verb.

Multiple Choice

In 1819, August Siebe invented the first diving suit.

• invented

• August

• suit

• diving

Multiple Choice

The large helmet attached to a leather and canvas suit.

• large

• helmet

• attached

• suit

Multiple Choice

Weights helped divers stay underwater.

• weights

• helped

• underwater

• divers

Multiple Choice

The divers underwater breathed air through hoses.

• hoses

• underwater

• divers

• breathed

Multiple Choice

Later on, rubber suits kept divers dry.

• kept

• later

• rubber

• suits

Multiple Choice

The invention of scuba gear gave divers more freedom.

• invention

• gave

• freedom

• scuba

Multiple Choice

Divers moved from place to place on their own.

• moved

• place

• own

• Divers

Multiple Choice

They carried their air with them.

• with

• air

• carried

• They

Open Ended

Give an example of a verb.

Open Ended

Give a definition of a verb.