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Verbs Worksheets

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Find action verbs, sort nouns and verbs, use past, present and future, add -ed and -ing, match verbs to one or more, and choose verbs with just the right meaning.

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What is a verb?

A chart of action words to read together and keep.

Find the verbs

Circle verbs in sentences and pick the action word for each picture.

Noun or verb?

Sort naming words and action words, with cutting or without.

Past, present and future

Use yesterday, every day and tomorrow to choose the right verb.

Adding -ed and -ing

Add endings to root words and use them in sentences.

Verbs for one or more

Match verbs to one or more: he hops, they hop; is, are, was, were.

Shades of meaning

Choose the verb that fits best.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these verbs worksheets

A verb is an action word. It tells what someone or something does: run, jump, read, sing. In first grade, children learn to find verbs, use them to show past, present and future, add endings like -ed and -ing, match verbs to one or more (he hops, they hop) and choose between verbs that mean almost the same thing (walk, march, tiptoe).

These verbs worksheets begin with a chart of action words with pictures, then move to circling verbs, picking the action word, sorting nouns and verbs, yesterday, today and tomorrow, adding -ed and -ing, and is, are, was and were. A shades of meaning page has children choose the verb that fits best.

The noun or verb sort comes as a cut and paste page and a no-cut twin. Every page with right answers has an answer key.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.CUse singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.EUse verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.CIdentify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.ASort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.DDistinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.

How to use them

  1. Act out verbs before starting: hop, clap, wave. If you can do it, it is probably a verb.
  2. Use the chart and Circle the Verb page first.
  3. Teach yesterday, today and tomorrow with your child's own day: Yesterday I played. Tomorrow I will play.
  4. Use the -ed and -ing page to show how one root word can change: look, looks, looked, looking.
  5. Save shades of meaning for last and act each verb out.

Teaching tips

  • Some verbs are not actions, like is, are, was and were. They tell what something is.
  • Add s to a verb for one (he runs) and no s for more than one (they run).
  • -ed often shows something already happened.
  • Ask: which word paints a better picture? tiptoed or walked?
  • Cut and paste sorts have a no-cut twin with the same words.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is a verb for kids?

A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does, like run, eat or sing. Is, are, was and were are verbs too.

How do first graders learn past and future verbs?

Use time words: yesterday I walked, today I walk, tomorrow I will walk. These pages give a time word in each sentence.

What does shades of meaning mean?

It means words that are alike but not the same, like look, peek and stare. Choosing the best one makes writing clearer.

Do these pages have answer keys?

Yes, every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.