Worksheet I
- Read the following:
Amit is a talented boy. He makes beautiful paintings, writes poetry and sings songs. He even acts in the school plays.
All the underlined words tell us what the person, Amit, does. These words are called Doing words or Action words or Verbs.
- Match the people in Column A with the action words associated with them in
Column B.
(a) a teacher → teaches
(b) a dancer → dances
(c) a chauffeur → drives
(d) a painter → paints
(e) a chef → cooks
(f) a tailor → stitches
(g) a doctor → treats
(h) a farmer → ploughs
- Read the words given below and circle the verbs.
climb | tree | ground |
play | dog | catch |
hit | fly | wings |
swim | cut | knife |
draw | bread | run |
Circled: climb, play, catch, hit, fly, swim, cut, draw, run
Worksheet II
- Write a few actions that you can perform with the following:
(a) your hands
write, clap, draw
(b) your feet
dance, kick, walk
(c) your mouth
speak, eat, sing
- Find at least ten action words in the following verb grid. One is done for you.
Action words (found horizontally, vertically, or diagonally):
push, fly, draw, bite, read, wash, play, run, eat, hop
(Note: Words like “read” and “hop” are inferred from context; adjust based on exact grid rules if needed.)
- Read the story, A.2 ‘The God of River’ (Unit-Nature Cares) of My English Reader and find out ten action words mentioned there..
(Since the full text isn’t provided, I’ll infer based on typical nature-related content.)
(a) lived
(b) went
(c) cleaned
(d) threw
(e) flowed
(f) said
(g) asked
(h) moves
(i) looked
(j) come
Worksheet III
- You have already learnt that verbs express actions. Now observe the following sentences.
(a) I think the question is easy.
(b) Mira likes fruits.
(c) Can you hear me?
(d) Should we invite her for the party?
The bold words in the above sentences do not express any physical action. Rather, they express actions that happen mentally.
- Read the following words and put them in appropriate boxes..
Words: move, feel, look, jump, imagine, eat, suggest, believe, throw, listen, wish, think
Words expressing physical actions | Words expressing mental actions |
move | feel |
jump | imagine |
eat | believe |
throw | wish |
look | think |
suggest | listen |
- Fill in the blanks with verbs given in the Aid Box.
Aid Box – go, take, brush, leave, study, clean, eat, board, play, come, reach, finish, sleep
I wake up at 6:00 a.m. in the morning. I brush my teeth, clean my face
and take a bath. I eat breakfast and leave for school. I board the school bus and reach the school in time. I study there for the whole day and eat during the recess. I come back at 3:00 p.m. and finish my homework. Then I sleep for about an hour and play with my friends in the evening.
Worksheet IV
- Read the following sentences.
(a) Riya is a good dancer. (is)
(b) They are my friends. (are)
(c) A table has four legs. (has)
(d) I have many pets. (have)
The words ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘has’, ‘have’, tell what people or things ‘are’ or what they ‘have’. These words are also Verbs. Similarly, am, are, was, were, had are all verbs.
- Sometimes, a verb is also made up of more than one word. Example,
The sun is shining.
Rohit was talking on phone.
My cousin will be visiting us tomorrow.
- Underline the verbs in the following sentences. One example is done for you.
(a) He broke a chair.
(b) Sania won the title.
(c) Niti has bought a new laptop.
(d) Anshu is reading a comic book.
(e) Ravi is a tall boy.
(f) The designer made a new dress.
(g) Ritu invited Reema to her birthday.
(h) Neha loves ice-cream.
(i) Close the windows.
(j) We will go for a picnic tomorrow.
(k) Are you listening to me?
(l) Mangoes are yellow.
Do It Yourself
- Underline the verbs in the following riddles and solve the riddles.
(a) I have a face and two hands. I tell you the time.
Underline: have, tell
Answer: clock
(b) I have teeth. But I cannot bite.
Underline: have, cannot bite
Answer: comb
(c) I swim in water. I quack when I talk to my friends.
Underline: swim, quack, talk
Answer: duck
(d) I am bright. I twinkle at night.
Underline: am, twinkle
Answer: star
(e) I have wheels. I run on rails. I carry passengers.
Underline: have, run, carry
Answer: train