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 What are we
learning?
Today we are going to learn about action
words called verbs. We will practise
recognising them in our reading and look
at how to use interesting verbs to
improve our writing.

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 What is a
verb?

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A verb is an action word. It
tells us what someone or
something is doing…

Alex dances well.

The fish swim in the
sea.
The choir sing
beautifully.
I relaxed on the
beach.
Cyril likes to chat.
 Can you think of any
other verbs? Go around
the class and see how
long you can make a ‘verb
chain’ before you run out
of words.
 Below are some of the
things I can do. They
are all verbs.

sleep
jump think
argue
play smile
skip

swim worry shout

 Can you identify the
words on the following
slide that are verbs?
Click on the word to
reveal the right answer.

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r u ke

la
m o b ea

ug
r

h
str nde
whisper on
g wa jok
e
gui frigh
tar ten
verbs
ci se
x e r ue fo
e g od
goal
screa
m ar
dance dinos i b le
aur imp oss
The verb is the most important word in
a sentence. It tell us what is being
done in the sentence…

Josie kicked the ball.

The verb ‘kicked’ tells the reader what

the subject of the sentence (Josie) is
doing.
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 Read the sentence on
each slide and identify
the verb. Click on the
word to reveal the
correct answer.

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Fred is reading his book slowly.
The vicious bear growled.
The mouse nibbled the cheese.
Charlie ran as fast as lightning.
Lucy posted a letter to her friend.
 When writing it is important to use
interesting verbs to make our sentences
clearer and more exciting for the reader…

The mouse ran away.

becomes…
The mouse scurried away.

By changing the verb ‘ran’ to ‘scurried’ the

reader has a clearer picture of the action
of the mouse and the sentence becomes
more interesting.
 Can you match up the
verbs with similar
meanings on the
following slides? Click on
the word to reveal the
correct answer.

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 stroll

Try
walk open
again

Try
drive
again
 argue
Try
again

Try
disappear speak
again

vanish
 Try
dive
again

run race

Try
ride
again
 roar
Try
again

Try
push break
again

shove
 groan

Try
moan fall
again

Try
grow
again
 Read the sentence on each
slide and replace the verb
with a more interesting one.
Click on the verb to reveal
an answer but any suitable
verb will be acceptable.

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Imran disappeared
vanished from the
haunted house.
The baby hurled
threw her teddy out
of the pram.
 The stack of plates
crashed
fell totothe
thefloor.
floor.
‘Please, help me,’ I screamed.
Gerry grinned
smiled from ear to ear.
Underline the verb in each sentence. There may be more than
one in each.
1. Michael kissed his grandmother goodbye.

2. The flowers wilted in the sun.

3. Kevin scored the winning goal and leapt into the air.

4. The cat snoozed in front of the fire.

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5. Saira painted a beautiful picture. e r ng
mb oi
e a d
m is
6. I thought it was time for lunch. e
R b rd.
e r wo
v
7. The lions roared noisily as they lay in the sun.

8. I decided to wear the purple jumper.

9. The trees rustled in the wind.

10. The scientist invented a talking vacuum cleaner.

 Choose an interesting verb to complete each sentence.
Remember: a verb is a doing word.

1. The boy ________ home from school.

2. The clown _______ the children in the audience.

3. Sally _______ her lunch quickly.

4. I ________ into the river.

5. The builder ________ the nail into the wood.

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