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Verb a Verb? Verb

Verb Detective
Verb Sort the
Quick Verbs
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 What is a Verb?

A verb is a word that tells you about

an action or state.

Verbs can be action words. They can

describe what someone is doing.

walked

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 What is a Verb?

Verbs can be action words. walking

dancing
They can describe what someone is doing.

Verbs can be saying words. shouting groaning

They can describe the way someone speaks.

Verbs can be thinking words. imagining

They can describe the way we think. deciding

Verbs can be relating words. having being

They can create links between bits of information.

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 Spot the Verb

The girls ate ice cream.

Spot the Verb

Brendan looked out of the window.

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 Spot the Verb

‘Not fair!” cried Tommy.

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 Spot the Verb

The kitten runs and jumps around the kitchen.

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 Add a Verb
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Share your sentence with a partner.

Thomas to the front of the room.

Hannah her long brown hair.

“The answer is definitely seven,” Jack.

I what was for lunch.

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Read the sentences below and add your own verb.
Share your sentence with a partner.

Thomas wriggled to the front of the room.

Hannah brushedher long brown hair.

“The answer is definitely seven,” claimed

Jack.

I wonderedwhat was for lunch.

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 Verb Detective

Read the following Oscar’s favourite hobby was playing soccer.

passage. How many On Tuesday he raced home from school
verbs can you spot? because it was a training night. His mum
drove them to soccer training at 4pm. On the
way, Oscar munched on a cheese sandwich
and then wolfed down a chocolate bar.

At the training, Oscar sprinted around the

pitch chasing after the ball. Tahlia kicked the
ball towards the goal. Oscar hurried after it,
tapping the ball into the net. All his friends
cheered.

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Answers
Read the following Oscar’s favourite hobby was playing soccer.
passage. How many On Tuesday he raced home from school
verbs can you spot? because it was a training night. His mum
drove them to soccer training at 4pm. On the
way, Oscar munched on a cheese sandwich
and then wolfed down a chocolate bar.

At the training, Oscar sprinted around the

pitch chasing after the ball. Tahlia kicked the
ball towards the goal. Oscar hurried after it,
tapping the ball into the net. All his friends
cheered.

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 Sort the Verbs
Sort the following verbs into the correct boxes. Click each verb to reveal the answer.

Doing Verbs Saying Verbs Thinking Verbs Relating Verbs

wondered are shouted sprinted is raced

hurried shouted yelled decided whispered

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Verbs Quick Quiz
Take this quiz to see if you are a verb expert!
Which word is the verb in this sentence?

The butterfly kite flew across the sky.

Incorrect. Try again.

a butterfly

b sky

c flew
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Verbs Quick Quiz
Take this quiz to see if you are a verb expert!
Which word is the verb in this sentence?

The butterfly kite flew across the sky.

Correct!

a butterfly

b sky

c flew
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Verbs Quick Quiz
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Which word is the verb in this sentence?

The soldiers quickly marched up the hill.

Incorrect. Try again.

a soldiers

b marched

c up
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Verbs Quick Quiz
Take this quiz to see if you are a verb expert!
Which word is the verb in this sentence?

The soldiers quickly marched up the hill.

Correct!

a soldiers

b marched

c up
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Verbs Quick Quiz
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Which word is the verb in this sentence?

Everyone sprinted for the door at home time!

Incorrect. Try again.

a everyone

b sprinted

c door
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Verbs Quick Quiz
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Which word is the verb in this sentence?

Everyone sprinted for the door at home time!

Correct!

a everyone

b sprinted

c door
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Verbs Quick Quiz
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Which word is the verb in this sentence?

I love playing soccer on the weekend.

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a love

b soccer

c weekend
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Verbs Quick Quiz
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Which word is the verb in this sentence?

I love playing soccer on the weekend.

Correct!

a love

b soccer

c weekend
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Verbs Quick Quiz
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Which word is the verb in this sentence?

I thought about it for a while.

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a I

b thought

c about
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Verbs Quick Quiz
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Which word is the verb in this sentence?

I thought about it for a while.

Correct!

a I

b thought

c about
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