Examples of Verbs in Sentences for Grade 1 ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🏃‍♀️ Verbs are action words. They show what someone or something does.
• ✍️ Simple verbs include words like run, jump, read, write, and eat.
• 🙋 Verbs can also describe states of being, like 'is' or 'are'.
• 💡 To find the verb in a sentence, ask yourself: "What is the subject doing or being?"
• 🍎 Examples: In the sentence "The cat sleeps," the verb is 'sleeps'. In "I am happy," the verb is 'am.'

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What is the verb in the sentence: "The dog barks loudly"?
   1. Dog
   2. Barks
   3. Loudly


2. Which word is a verb?
   1. House
   2. Run
   3. Car


3. What is the verb in the sentence: "She reads a book"?
   1. She
   2. Book
   3. Reads


4. Which sentence contains a verb?
   1. The sun.
   2. Birds fly.
   3. A big tree.


5. What is the verb in: "They play outside"?
   1. They
   2. Outside
   3. Play


6. Which word is NOT a verb?
   1. Jump
   2. Table
   3. Sing


7. What is the verb in the sentence: "I am happy"?
   1. I
   2. Happy
   3. Am