Verbs

What is a verb?

• A word that shows action in the sentence.

• A person, place or thing.

• It takes the place of a noun.

• The who in the sentence.

Identify all the action verbs in the sentence.

The dog barked as the cat ran past the yard.

• barked

• ran

• barked, ran

• barked, past

Identify all of the action verbs in the sentence.

Jill painted her picture with bright pink paint.

• bright

• bright, pink

• painted, paint

• painted

Which of the following is a verb?

• Opal

• smile

• Otis

• library

Which of the following is a verb?

• Winn-Dixie

• store

• ran

• bike

Identify all of the action verbs in the sentence.

The children screamed on the roller coaster.

• children

• screamed, roller

• screamed, coaster

• screamed

Identify all of the action verbs in the sentence.

I swam across the pool and splashed my sister!

• swam, across

• swam, splashed

• splashed

• splashed, across

Identify all of the action verbs in the sentence.

I patiently waited for the bus.

• waited

• patiently, waited

• waited, for

• bus

Identify all of the action verbs in the sentence.

Connie typed the message on her computer.

• message

• message, computer

• typed

• typed, computer

Identify all of the action verbs in the sentence.

The third graders walked in a straight line.

• third, walked

• walked

• line

• straight