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Grade 1 Language - Verbs

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This quiz introduces children to Verbs (doing words). Elementary school children in their English and Literacy classes should be able to identify a verb in writing and when reading.

A verb is a doing word. It is a word that describes action and tells us that something is happening.

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1 .
Which of these words is not a verb?
kick
run
hit
table
A good way to know if a word is a verb is by asking yourself if you can do it. So, could you kick something? run? hit? table?
2 .
Which word is a verb?
the
sneeze
cat
girl
Sunlight causes many people to sneeze.
3 .
Which word is not a verb?
laughing
cuddling
hat
smiling
Laughing is considered a universal form of communicating. That means every person in the world, despite what language they speak, will know what laughing is and means.
4 .
'I will not stand when I'm told to.' - which word is the verb?
will
not
stand
when
The trick to finding out which word is a verb is to say each word to somebody and if you expect a reaction, then it's a verb. If I say 'when' to you, you don't need to do anything but if I say 'stand' then you are expected to move.
5 .
'Every Monday I watch football.' Which word is a verb?
watch
football
Every
Monday
Many children think 'football' is a verb but it's not. If I say to you 'go football' you can't. You play football. Football is the game but the verb is 'to play'.
6 .
Which sentence doesn't contain a verb?
I enjoy eating in restaurants.
During the meal, my chair was uncomfortable.
I opened the menu.
We talked about our favorite food.
The second answer is the only one without a verb or a word that involves action.
7 .
Which sentence doesn't contain a verb?
I wrestled him to the ground.
We practiced every day for two years.
I fell on the mat and hurt my hand.
The hall was very large.
Wrestling is one of the oldest forms of combat.
8 .
'I can't breathe because my nose is blocked.' Which word is a verb?
breathe
nose
can't
because
Females tend to have more colds than males.
9 .
'I enjoy tennis, football and playing snooker.' How many verbs are in that sentence?
4
3
2
1
The word 'enjoy' is also a verb. Snooker is played with twenty two balls.
10 .
'He walked to the party then danced all night and slept all day.' How many verbs are in that sentence?
1
2
3
4
Walked, danced and slept are the verbs. Did you know that honeybees dance as a way to communicate?
Author:  Finola Waller
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