Read the following sentences.
1. I walk to school every day.
2. The train runs on rails.
3. The fish swim in the sea.
4. It hops a lot.
5. The bell rang.
Sometime a verb ends in ‘ing’ to show what people or things are doing.
Example:
1. He is painting.
2. Ria was waiting.
3. I like cooking.
4. She is watching television.
Q1) Choose a verb from the Word Bank to complete each sentence.
[working washes catch painted jumped sings jogging cries rings chirping laughs digs shining dancing ]
1. He will ________________ the ball.
2. She is ________________ hard.
3. He ________________ the picture.
4. Ravi ________________ into the pool.
5. The birds are ________________.
6. Diya ________________ softly.
7. I was ________________ in the park.
8. The boy ________________.
9. The baby ________________.
10. The bell ________________.
11. The dog ________________ up sand.
12. Moon is ________________.
13. The girl is ________________.
14. He ________________ his bike.
Q2) Underline the verbs (doing words) in the following sentences.
1. Ria waters the plants.
2. She writes a letter to her grandmother.
3. Dia reads a book.
4. The sun shines.
5. The train runs on rails.
6. They are watching cricket match.
7. The boys are fighting.
8. I am painting a picture.
9. Girls are skipping in the park.
10. He is writing a poem.
11. She eats an apple every day.
12. The rabbit hops.
13. He fell down.
14. The dog is barking.
15. Tia is standing in the queue.
1. I walk to school every day.
2. The train runs on rails.
3. The fish swim in the sea.
4. It hops a lot.
5. The bell rang.
The highlighted words in the above sentences tell us what the people and things are doing. These words express an action.
Words which show what people and things are doing are called Verbs.
They are also called Action Words.
They are also called Action Words.
Sometime a verb ends in ‘ing’ to show what people or things are doing.
Example:
1. He is painting.
2. Ria was waiting.
3. I like cooking.
4. She is watching television.
5. Ravi is studying
Practice Exercise
[working washes catch painted jumped sings jogging cries rings chirping laughs digs shining dancing ]
1. He will ________________ the ball.
2. She is ________________ hard.
3. He ________________ the picture.
4. Ravi ________________ into the pool.
5. The birds are ________________.
6. Diya ________________ softly.
7. I was ________________ in the park.
8. The boy ________________.
9. The baby ________________.
10. The bell ________________.
11. The dog ________________ up sand.
12. Moon is ________________.
13. The girl is ________________.
14. He ________________ his bike.
Q2) Underline the verbs (doing words) in the following sentences.
1. Ria waters the plants.
2. She writes a letter to her grandmother.
3. Dia reads a book.
4. The sun shines.
5. The train runs on rails.
6. They are watching cricket match.
7. The boys are fighting.
8. I am painting a picture.
9. Girls are skipping in the park.
10. He is writing a poem.
11. She eats an apple every day.
12. The rabbit hops.
13. He fell down.
14. The dog is barking.
15. Tia is standing in the queue.