Understanding Verbs in 1st Grade

What is a verb?

• A verb is a type of noun.

• A verb is a word that only describes a place.

• A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

• A verb is a word that indicates a specific time.

Choose the verb in this sentence: The dog runs fast.

• jumps

• barks

• runs

• sleeps

Which word is a verb: jump, happy, blue?

• sad

• run

• quickly

• jump

Fill in the blank with a verb: I ___ to the store.

• went

• ran

• drove

• flew

Identify the verb in this sentence: She sings beautifully.

• sings well

• sings

• beautifully

• she

What is the past tense of the verb 'play'?

• played

• playeded

• plays

• playd

Circle the verb in this sentence: They are eating lunch.

• lunch

• eating

• They

• are

Which sentence has a verb? A) The cat sleeps. B) The cat fluffy.

• A) The cat sleeps.

• The cat runs fast.

• The cat is cute.

• The cat on the mat.

Choose the correct verb: He ___ (run/runs) every day.

• running

• runs

• run

• ran

What do verbs do in a sentence?

• Verbs can only be used in the past tense.

• Verbs describe nouns in a sentence.

• Verbs indicate actions or states of being in a sentence.

• Verbs are always the first word in a sentence.