Fill in the Blanks Verb Worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this step by step.

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Step 1: Identify the verbs in the box

We are given a list of words:

eat, skip, house, sleep, smile, box, jump, draw, pencil, tree, fly, bark, sing, flip, spoon

Now, let’s identify which of these are verbs (action words).

- eat → verb ✔
- skip → verb ✔
- house → can be a noun or verb (e.g., "to house" means to provide shelter) → verb ✔
- sleep → verb ✔
- smile → verb ✔
- box → verb (e.g., "to box" someone) ✔
- jump → verb ✔
- draw → verb ✔
- pencil → can be a noun or verb (e.g., "to pencil in an appointment") → verb ✔
- tree → mostly a noun, but "to tree" (as in "tree a bear") is a verb (rare, but valid) → verb ✔
- fly → verb ✔
- bark → verb ✔
- sing → verb ✔
- flip → verb ✔
- spoon → can be a noun or verb (e.g., "to spoon food into a bowl") → verb ✔

✔ All of the words in the box are actually verbs in certain contexts. So we’ll use all of them.

But let’s double-check:
- house – yes, “We housed the guests.” ✔
- pencil – “I penciled in the meeting.” ✔
- tree – “The hunter treed the bear.” ✔
- spoon – “She spooned the soup.” ✔

So, all 15 words are verbs.

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Step 2: Use the verbs to complete the sentences

Now, let’s go through each sentence and pick the best verb from the list.

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1. We all had to _________ and say cheese for the picture.

→ What do you do when taking a photo? Smile
✔ smile

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2. She likes to _________ through the halls of the school.

→ Moving playfully through hallways? Skip or jump
“Skip” fits better with “through the halls” — it’s more natural.
✔ skip

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3. I tried to _________ over the large puddle.

→ Jumping over a puddle?
✔ jump

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4. My aunt wants us to _________ in the school chorus.

→ Singing in a chorus?
✔ sing

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5. Next year, we will _________ home on a large plane.

→ Traveling by plane?
✔ fly

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6. Chef Jack will _________ the pancakes when they are ready.

→ What do you do to pancakes on a griddle? Flip them!
✔ flip

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7. It is so tough to go to _________ the night before Christmas.

→ This one is tricky. The sentence says “go to ________”, so we need a verb that can follow “go to”.

But wait — “go to sleep” is a common phrase. So the missing word should be sleep.

✔ sleep

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8. Max will _________ if he can’t find his chew toy.

→ A dog losing its toy might bark.
✔ bark

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9. I can’t wait to _________ with the new markers I bought.

→ Using markers? Draw
✔ draw

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10. We will bake a cake, decorate it, then _________ it.

→ After baking and decorating, what do you do with a cake? Eat it!
✔ eat

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Final Answers:

1. smile
2. skip
3. jump
4. sing
5. fly
6. flip
7. sleep
8. bark
9. draw
10. eat

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✔ Completed Sentences:

1. We all had to smile and say cheese for the picture.
2. She likes to skip through the halls of the school.
3. I tried to jump over the large puddle.
4. My aunt wants us to sing in the school chorus.
5. Next year, we will fly home on a large plane.
6. Chef Jack will flip the pancakes when they are ready.
7. It is so tough to go to sleep the night before Christmas.
8. Max will bark if he can’t find his chew toy.
9. I can’t wait to draw with the new markers I bought.
10. We will bake a cake, decorate it, then eat it.

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✔️ Summary:

All the verbs used are from the original box. Each sentence makes sense and uses the correct verb based on context.

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