Final Answer:
Color the trees with the verbs: *breathe, lose, played, climbed, create, spilled, pumping, swimming*. Leave the other trees (with adjectives or other word types) uncolored or in a different color.
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Explanation:
The task says: “Color any shape which has a verb in it green.” So we need to find which words are
verbs—words that describe an action or state of being.
Let’s go through each word on the trees:
- *breathe* → verb (you breathe air)
✔
- *wonderful* → adjective (describes something nice)
✘
- *lose* → verb (you can lose a game)
✔
- *played* → verb (past tense of play)
✔
- *hurried* → verb (past tense of hurry)
✔
- *climbed* → verb (past tense of climb)
✔
- *every* → determiner (not a verb)
✘
- *create* → verb (you create art)
✔
- *spilled* → verb (past tense of spill)
✔
- *difficult* → adjective
✘
- *attend* → verb (you attend school)
✔
- *gentle* → adjective
✘
- *pumping* → verb (present participle of pump)
✔
- *swimming* → verb (present participle of swim)
✔
- *loose* → adjective (means not tight)
✘
So the verbs are:
breathe, lose, played, hurried, climbed, create, spilled, attend, pumping, swimming
That’s 10 words. Color those trees green. The rest (like *wonderful*, *every*, *difficult*, *gentle*, *loose*) are not verbs—so don’t color them green.
Note: Even though *hurried*, *played*, *climbed*, *spilled*, *pumping*, and *swimming* are in past or -ing form, they’re still verbs! Verbs can change form but stay verbs.
You’re done when all verb trees are green.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of color the verb worksheet.
