Verbs: Definition and Examples for First Grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🏃‍♀️ Verbs are action words! They tell you what someone or something is doing.
• ✍️ A verb can show physical actions, like run, jump, and write.
• 🗣️ Verbs can also show mental actions, like think, know, and believe (though we won't focus on those as much right now!).
• 🍎 Every sentence needs a verb to tell you what's happening!
• 💡 Remember to look for the action in the sentence to find the verb!

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. Which word is a verb?
   1. Dog
   2. Cat
   3. Run
   4. House
2. Which sentence has a verb?
   1. The ball is red.
   2. The cat sleeps.
   3. The flower smells nice.
   4. The boy has a hat.
3. Choose the verb that best completes the sentence: The bird ______ in the sky.
   1. House
   2. Flies
   3. Tree
   4. Water
4. Which of these is an action?
   1. Table
   2. Chair
   3. Eat
   4. Book
5. What is the verb in this sentence: "The girl reads a book."
   1. Girl
   2. Book
   3. A
   4. Reads
6. Which word is NOT a verb?
   1. Sing
   2. Dance
   3. Happy
   4. Jump
7. The children ______ in the park. Which verb makes the most sense?
   1. Cloud
   2. Play
   3. Bench
   4. Sun