Name:
Identify Verbs
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
ex.
Wobbling
1.
2.
3.
4.
(What is he doing? He's running)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
5.
6.
1) Mr. Wiskers is eating grass!
7.
2) Neil is jumping up and down.
8.
3) Mr. Brown solved the mystery.
9.
4) My dog barks all night long.
10.
5) Her new phone rings really loud.
11.
6) Andrew spends hours drawing.
12.
7) I love exploring the forest behind our house.
13.
8) My dad always wins in basketball.
14.
9) The cactus keeps water inside it.
15.
10) My feet are throbbing with pain!
11) I spent all morning cleaning my bedroom.
12) We flew to Florida last summer.
13) My sister drives too fast.
14) My house always echoes.
15) My brother is always drinking water.
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Identify Verbs
Answer Key
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
(What is he doing? He's running)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
Eating
2.
Jumping
3.
Grasshopper
4.
Dog
5.
Ring
6.
Drawing
7.
Exploring
8.
Wins
9.
Keeps
10.
Throbbing
11.
Cleaning
12.
Flew
13.
Drives
14.
Echoes
15.
Drinking
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1) Mr. Wiskers is eating grass!
2) Neil is jumping up and down.
3) Mr. Brown solved the mystery.
4) My dog barks all night long.
5) Her new phone rings really loud.
6) Andrew spends hours drawing.
7) I love exploring the forest behind our house.
8) My dad always wins in basketball.
9) The cactus keeps water inside it.
10) My feet are throbbing with pain!
11) I spent all morning cleaning my bedroom.
12) We flew to Florida last summer.
13) My sister drives too fast.
14) My house always echoes.
15) My brother is always drinking water.
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Identify Verbs
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
I can run really fast.
Ex)
My chair is wobbling.
(What does he do? He deserves.)
2)
Neil is jumping up and down.
3)
Mr. Brown solved the mystery.
4)
My dog barks all night long.
Wobbling
1.
3.
4.
5.
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
Mr. Wiskers is eating grass!
ex.
2.
(What is he doing? He's running)
1)
Run
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex)
ex.
6.
(What is Mr. Wiskers doing?)
7.
(What is Neil doing?)
8.
(What did Mr. Brown do?)
9.
(What does the dog do?)
10.
5)
Her new phone rings really loud.
(What does her phone do?)
11.
6)
Andrew spends hours drawing.
(What does Andrew do?)
12.
7)
I love exploring the forest behind our house.
(What does he love doing?)
13.
8)
My dad always wins in basketball.
9)
The cactus keeps water inside it.
10)
(What does the dad do?)
14.
(What does the cactus do?)
15.
11)
My feet are throbbing with pain! (What are her feet doing?)
I spent all morning cleaning my bedroom. (She spent all morning doing
what?)
12)
We flew to Florida last summer.
13)
My sister drives too fast.
14)
My house always echoes.
15)
My brother is always drinking water.
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(What did they do?)
(What does his sister do?)
(What does the house do?)
(What is the brother doing?)
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Name:
Identify Verbs
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
2.
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
3.
4.
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
5.
6.
1) We went to the zoo for my birthday.
7.
2) Mr. Evans talks really loud.
8.
3) I love playing on the swings.
9.
4) We moved to a new neighborhood.
10.
5) Our new chair massages your back.
11.
6) Jessica acts so silly sometimes.
12.
7) The school is sponsoring a car wash.
13.
8) I ordered a large pizza.
14.
9) My frog jumps really high.
15.
10) Our new TV gets HD channels.
11) I bought a brand new game.
12) I helped mom make dinner last night.
13) I skated last night for almost 2 hours!
14) Dad is out working on the car.
15) Shelby is amazing when she sings.
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Answer Key
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
Went
2.
Talks
3.
Playing
4.
Moved
5.
Massages
6.
Acts
7.
sponsoring
8.
Ordered
9.
Jumps
10.
Gets
11.
Bought
12.
Helped
13.
Skated
14.
Working
15.
Sings
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1) We went to the zoo for my birthday.
2) Mr. Evans talks really loud.
3) I love playing on the swings.
4) We moved to a new neighborhood.
5) Our new chair massages your back.
6) Jessica acts so silly sometimes.
7) The school is sponsoring a car wash.
8) I ordered a large pizza.
9) My frog jumps really high.
10) Our new TV gets HD channels.
11) I bought a brand new game.
12) I helped mom make dinner last night.
13) I skated last night for almost 2 hours!
14) Dad is out working on the car.
15) Shelby is amazing when she sings.
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Name:
Identify Verbs
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
I can run really fast.
Ex)
My chair is wobbling.
(What does he do? He deserves.)
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1)
We went to the zoo for my birthday.
2)
Mr. Evans talks really loud.
3)
I love playing on the swings.
4)
We moved to a new neighborhood.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
2.
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex)
ex.
(What did they do?)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
(What does Mr. Evans do?)
8.
(What do they love doing?)
9.
(What did they do?)
10.
5)
Our new chair massages your back.
(What does the chair do?)
11.
6)
Jessica acts so silly sometimes.
(What does Jessica do?)
12.
7)
The school is sponsoring a car wash.
(What is the school doing?)
13.
8)
I ordered a large pizza.
9)
My frog jumps really high.
(What did he do?)
14.
(What does the frog do?)
10)
Our new TV gets HD channels.
11)
I bought a brand new game.
12)
I helped mom make dinner last night.
(What did they do?)
13)
I skated last night for almost 2 hours!
(What did they do?)
14)
Dad is out working on the car.
15)
Shelby is amazing when she sings.
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15.
(What does the TV do?)
(What did he do?)
(What is dad doing?)
(What is Shelby doing?)
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Name:
Identify Verbs
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
2.
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
3.
4.
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
5.
6.
1) I got dirt on my new shoes.
7.
2) My barber cut my hair yesterday.
8.
3) I found a quarter yesterday.
9.
4) I watched an old cartoon yesterday.
10.
5) Mr. Smith always dresses really nice.
11.
6) Sarah spilled juice on her clothes yesterday.
12.
7) My dad cooked us pizza for dinner last night.
13.
8) We used to live in Arizona.
14.
9) We went shopping at Wal-Mart.
15.
10) My grandmother is visiting us.
11) Be careful playing in the snow.
12) I looked at the moon through a telescope last night.
13) My teacher grades papers really fast.
14) Sam's dog always growls at me.
15) I can't believe how deep the ocean is.
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Answer Key
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
Got
2.
Cut
3.
Found
4.
Watched
5.
Dresses
6.
Spilled
7.
Cooked
8.
Live
9.
Shopping
10.
Visiting
11.
Playing
12.
Looked
13.
Grades
14.
Growls
15.
Believe
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1) I got dirt on my new shoes.
2) My barber cut my hair yesterday.
3) I found a quarter yesterday.
4) I watched an old cartoon yesterday.
5) Mr. Smith always dresses really nice.
6) Sarah spilled juice on her clothes yesterday.
7) My dad cooked us pizza for dinner last night.
8) We used to live in Arizona.
9) We went shopping at Wal-Mart.
10) My grandmother is visiting us.
11) Be careful playing in the snow.
12) I looked at the moon through a telescope last night.
13) My teacher grades papers really fast.
14) Sam's dog always growls at me.
15) I can't believe how deep the ocean is.
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Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
I can run really fast.
Ex)
My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
2.
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex)
ex.
4.
(What is he doing? He's running)
5.
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1)
I got dirt on my new shoes.
2)
My barber cut my hair yesterday.
3)
I found a quarter yesterday.
4)
I watched an old cartoon yesterday.
3.
6.
(What did they do?)
7.
(What did the barber do?)
8.
(What did he do?)
9.
(What did she do?)
10.
5)
Mr. Smith always dresses really nice.
(What does Mr. Smith do?)
11.
6)
Sarah spilled juice on her clothes yesterday.
(What did she do?)
12.
7)
My dad cooked us pizza for dinner last night.
(What did dad do?)
13.
8)
We used to live in Arizona.
9)
We went shopping at Wal-Mart.
(What did they do?)
14.
(What did they do?)
10)
My grandmother is visiting us.
(What is grandmother doing?)
11)
Be careful playing in the snow.
(Be careful doing what?)
12)
I looked at the moon through a telescope last night.
13)
My teacher grades papers really fast.
14)
Sam's dog always growls at me.
15)
I can't believe how deep the ocean is.
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15.
(What did they do?)
(What does the teacher do?)
(What is Sam's dog doing?)
(What can't he do?)
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Name:
Identify Verbs
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
ex.
Wobbling
1.
2.
3.
4.
(What is he doing? He's running)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
5.
6.
1) When are you going to the fair?
7.
2) Last night I saw a comet.
8.
3) I got those from the mall.
9.
4) I wonder what time it is.
10.
5) Who sits in that desk?
11.
6) We're buying a new car.
12.
7) I picked tomatos from our garden.
13.
8) Will broke his new pencil already.
14.
9) I caught six huge fish!
15.
10) Kristine is always smiling.
11) I wonder what's in that present.
12) My dad is outside jogging.
13) My brother lifts weights.
14) Lisa borrowed a piece of paper from Sarah.
15) That bird is flying really high.
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Answer Key
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
(What is he doing? He's running)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
Going
2.
Saw
3.
Got
4.
Wonder
5.
Sits
6.
Buying
7.
Picked
8.
Broke
9.
Caught
10.
Smiling
11.
Wonder
12.
Jogging
13.
Lifts
14.
Borrowed
15.
Flying
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1) When are you going to the fair?
2) Last night I saw a comet.
3) I got those from the mall.
4) I wonder what time it is.
5) Who sits in that desk?
6) We're buying a new car.
7) I picked tomatos from our garden.
8) Will broke his new pencil already.
9) I caught six huge fish!
10) Kristine is always smiling.
11) I wonder what's in that present.
12) My dad is outside jogging.
13) My brother lifts weights.
14) Lisa borrowed a piece of paper from Sarah.
15) That bird is flying really high.
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Name:
Identify Verbs
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
I can run really fast.
Ex)
My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
2.
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex)
ex.
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1)
When are you going to the fair?
2)
Last night I saw a comet.
(What did they do last night?)
3)
I got those from the mall.
(What did they do?)
4)
I wonder what time it is.
(What are they doing?)
(What is he asking about doing?)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
5)
Who sits in that desk?
(What is asking about doing?)
11.
6)
We're buying a new car.
(What are they doing?)
12.
7)
I picked tomatos from our garden.
(What did they do?)
13.
8)
Will broke his new pencil already.
9)
I caught six huge fish!
(What did he do?)
(What did they do?)
10)
Kristine is always smiling.
11)
I wonder what's in that present.
12)
My dad is outside jogging.
13)
My brother lifts weights.
14)
Lisa borrowed a piece of paper from Sarah.
15)
That bird is flying really high.
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14.
15.
(What does Kristine do?)
(What are they doing?)
(What is dad doing?)
(What does brother do?)
(What did she do?)
(What is the bird doing?)
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Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
2.
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
3.
4.
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
5.
6.
1) When is Lisa spending the night?
7.
2) When do you eat dinner?
3) Jessica accidently spilled soda on the floor.
8.
9.
4) We're going to Tokyo for our vacation.
10.
5) I heard he's moving to Florida.
11.
6) He shopped for way too long.
12.
7) He put too much salt on the food.
13.
8) I can't believe Dan skated that fast.
14.
9) Last December it snowed for two weeks!
15.
10) I studied all last night.
11) He spends all his time at the gym.
12) I love the smell of a farm.
13) Beth always wear pink.
14) Where did I put my new shirt?
15) Which way did Billy go?
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Answer Key
Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
Ex) My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
Spending
2.
Eat
3.
Spilled
4.
Going
5.
Moving
6.
Shopped
7.
Put
8.
Skated
9.
Snowed
10.
Studied
11.
Spends
12.
Loves
13.
Wears
14.
Put
15.
Go
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex) I can run really fast.
ex.
(What is he doing? He's running)
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1) When is Lisa spending the night?
2) When do you eat dinner?
3) Jessica accidently spilled soda on the floor.
4) We're going to Tokyo for our vacation.
5) I heard he's moving to Florida.
6) He shopped for way too long.
7) He put too much salt on the food.
8) I can't believe Dan skated that fast.
9) Last December it snowed for two weeks!
10) I studied all last night.
11) He spends all his time at the gym.
12) I love the smell of a farm.
13) Beth always wear pink.
14) Where did I put my new shirt?
15) Which way did Billy go?
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Find the verbs in the following sentences.
Answers
• A Verb says something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events,
or states of being.
Action
I’m picking flowers today.
Event
Picasso painted pictures.
State of Being
I deserve a new bike!
(What is he doing? He’s picking.)
I can run really fast.
Ex)
My chair is wobbling.
Run
ex.
Wobbling
1.
(What did Picasso do? He painted.)
(What does he do? He deserves.)
2.
A good rule is to ask yourself, “What is __________ doing?” or “What did __________ do?”
Ex)
ex.
4.
(What is he doing? He's running)
5.
(What is the chair doing? It is wobbling.)
1)
When is Lisa spending the night?
2)
When do you eat dinner?
3)
Jessica accidently spilled soda on the floor.
4)
We're going to Tokyo for our vacation.
3.
6.
(What is Lisa doing?)
7.
(What is he asking about doing?)
8.
(What did she do?)
9.
(What are they doing?)
10.
5)
I heard he's moving to Florida.
(What is he doing?)
11.
6)
He shopped for way too long.
(What was he doing?)
12.
7)
He put too much salt on the food.
(What did he do?)
13.
8)
I can't believe Dan skated that fast.
9)
Last December it snowed for two weeks!
10)
I studied all last night.
11)
He spends all his time at the gym.
12)
I love the smell of a farm.
13)
Beth always wear pink.
14)
Where did I put my new shirt?
15)
Which way did Billy go?
Language Arts
(What did Dan do?)
14.
(What did it do in December?)
15.
(What did he do?)
(What does he do?)
(What does she do?)
(What does Beth do?)
(What did he do?)
(What did Billy do?)
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