Verbs

Verbs

5th period 

Applied English

Today's Agenda

- Learn about verbs

- Identify verbs in a sentence

- Write a sentence including a verb

What is a verb?

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Action Verbs

A verb names an action that someone or something does or did.

Verb: blows

Sentence: The wind blows hard.

Look at the picture

What ACTION is the person doing?

Look at the picture

What ACTION is the person doing?

Multiple Choice

What is the VERB in this sentence?

The dog jumped over the fence.

• dog

• jumped

Multiple Choice

What is the VERB in this sentence?

The rain pours down.

• pours

• down

Multiple Choice

What is the VERB in each sentence?

People open umbrellas.

• People

• open

Multiple Choice

What is the VERB in this sentence?

The sun is shining.

• shining

• sun

Multiple Select

Check all the words that are VERBS.

• Running

• Ms. Grady

• Sleeping

• Washing

• Carrying

Multiple Select

Check all the words that are VERBS.

• Dog

• Cat

• School

• Go

• Answer

Open Ended

Write a sentence that includes a noun (person, place or thing) and a verb (action word).