Worksheet: Verbs | Language Arts for Grade 1 PDF Download

What are Verbs?

Look at the sentences below and find the correct verb in the sentence 

Q1: Ruskin took his laptop to the market for repair.

Q2: Sam’s dog barked when it saw a cat.

Q3: My grandma cooked special dishes for us last night.

Q4: Thomas is studying very hard to score good marks in the exam.

Q5: Children are playing football on the ground.

Q6: Smita loves cycling.

Q7: Our dog, Bruno, hid a bone in the garden.

Q8: The man caught a lion in a cage.

Q9: The schoolboys are playing a game.

Q10: We should carry an umbrella when it rains.

Q11: My uncle, John, bought a scooter for himself.

Q12: The children ate their dinner early tonight.

Q13: Carol is watching TV in her room.

Q14: My dog plays outside the house every evening.

Q15: Roma’s family went on a vacation to Goa.

Answers:

1. took

In this case, Ruskin is doing the action of taking his laptop to the market for repair.

2. barked
In this sentence, Sam's dog is doing the action of barking, so "barked" is the verb.
3. cooked
In this sentence, grandma is doing something - she is cooking special dishes. So, "cooked" is the verb because it tells us what grandma did.
4. is studying
In this sentence, Thomas is doing the action of studying very hard. So, "is studying" is the verb.
5. playing
In this sentence, the children are doing an action, and that action is "playing" football. So, "playing" is the verb because it tells us what the children are doing.
6. loves
In this sentence, Smita is doing something, which is loving cycling. So, the word "loves" is the action word or the verb.
7. hid
In this case, Bruno, our dog, is doing the action of hiding a bone in the garden.
8. caught
In this sentence, the man is doing something to the lion - he is catching the lion in a cage. So, "caught" is the verb because it shows what the man did.
9. playing
In this case, the schoolboys are doing the action of playing a game.
10. carry
In this case, "carry" is the action of holding an umbrella when it's raining.
11. bought
In this sentence, John, the uncle, is doing the action of buying a scooter for himself.
12. ate
In this sentence, the action being done is eating, and the children are the ones doing the action. So, "ate" is the verb.
13. is watching
In this case, Carol (the person) is doing the action of watching TV.
14. plays
In this sentence, the dog is doing the action of playing. So, "plays" is the verb because it tells us what the dog is doing every evening.
15. went
In this sentence, Roma's family is doing something - they are going on a vacation to Goa. So, "went" is the action they are doing, and that's why it is the verb.