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Part 1: Circle the verbs

We are given a list of words and asked to circle the verbs. Verbs are action words — they describe what someone or something does.

Here is the list:

- added
- camel
- mixed
- pulled
- took
- apple
- decide
- orange
- ran
- turned
- arranged
- finished
- painted
- stopped
- used
- begin
- helped
- picks
- story
- union
- climbed
- liked
- practice
- tarnished
- zipper

Now, let’s identify which ones are verbs:

✔ Verbs (action words):
- added ✔
- mixed ✔
- pulled ✔ (already circled in the image)
- took ✔
- decide ✔
- ran ✔
- turned ✔
- arranged ✔
- finished ✔
- painted ✔
- stopped ✔
- used ✔
- begin ✔
- helped ✔
- picks ✔
- climbed ✔
- liked ✔
- practice ✔
- tarnished ✔

✘ Not verbs:
- camel → noun (an animal), though "to camel" is not a common verb
- apple → noun
- orange → noun
- story → noun
- union → noun
- zipper → noun

So, the verbs to circle are:
> added, mixed, pulled, took, decide, ran, turned, arranged, finished, painted, stopped, used, begin, helped, picks, climbed, liked, practice, tarnished

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Part 2: Use the verbs to complete the sentences

Now, use the correct verb from the list to complete each sentence.

We’ll go one by one.

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1. The sailor ______ on the ropes and the task extended.
→ “pulled” fits here.
✔ pulled

2. The firefighters put on their suit, drove to the fire and ______ the tail ladders.
→ They climbed the ladders.
✔ climbed

3. The hair stylist ______ his scissors to cut the woman's hair.
→ He used the scissors.
✔ used

4. The baker ______ the flour and the water together before adding the eggs.
→ He mixed them.
✔ mixed

5. The florist cut the flowers and ______ them into a nice bouquet.
→ He arranged them.
✔ arranged

6. The chef stirred his soup carefully, then ______ more salt.
→ He added salt.
✔ added

7. The artist ______ a beautiful portrait of his subject.
→ He painted it.
✔ painted

8. The bus driver ______ to let more people on the bus.
→ He stopped the bus.
✔ stopped

9. The doctor ______ her patient's pulse before listening to his heart.
→ He took the pulse.
✔ took

10. The coach ______ the players learn a new strategy.
→ The coach helped them.
✔ helped

11. Every time the secretary ______ up the phone, the line cuts off.
→ She picked up the phone.
✔ picks (present tense — note: "picks" is listed as a verb)

12. The musician ______ her guitar before she began to play.
→ She tarnished? No — that means to damage or make dull. That doesn’t fit.
Wait — "tarnished" is a verb, but it means to make less shiny. That doesn't make sense here.

But "tarnished" is likely a mistake — perhaps it should be "tuned"? But "tuned" isn't in the list.

Looking back at the verb list: "practice", "liked", etc. — none seem to fit except possibly "adjusted", but that's not there.

Wait — is "tarnished" the only verb left?

But "tarnished" means to make dull or damaged — not suitable for tuning a guitar.

Hmm. Let’s re-express: What could the musician do to her guitar before playing?

Possibilities: tuned, adjusted, strummed, checked, practiced — but only "practiced" is in the list.

But “She practiced her guitar” is okay, but the sentence says:
“The musician ______ her guitar before she began to play.”

“Practiced” works:
👉 “The musician practiced her guitar before she began to play.” — a bit awkward, but possible.

But better: "tuned" — but not in the list.

Wait — maybe "tarnished" is a typo? Or perhaps we’re meant to use "played"? But "played" isn't in the list.

Wait — look again: "tarnished" is in the list. But it doesn't fit.

Alternatively, maybe "turned"? “Turned her guitar”? Doesn’t make sense.

Wait — "adjusted" is not there.

Wait — "used"? “Used her guitar”? Possible, but not specific.

But the most logical verb missing is "tuned", but it's not in the list.

Wait — perhaps "practiced" is intended?
“She practiced her guitar” — acceptable in casual speech.

But better: "prepared" — not in list.

Wait — another possibility: "ran"? “Ran her guitar”? No.

Wait — perhaps "pulled"? “Pulled her guitar”? Not meaningful.

Wait — "climbed"? No.

Wait — "began"? “Begun her guitar”? No.

Wait — perhaps "started"? Not in list.

Wait — let’s check if "tarnished" is actually the word? Maybe it’s a typo.

But looking at the list: "tarnished" — yes, it's there.

But "tarnished" means to lose shine — like silver. So “the musician tarnished her guitar” — implies she made it dull, which is not good.

That doesn’t make sense.

Wait — perhaps the verb is "played"? But it's not in the list.

Wait — maybe "picked"? “She picked her guitar”? That’s possible — like “picked up”.

Ah! “Picked” is in the list — "picks" is there.

So: “The musician picked her guitar before she began to play.”
→ Yes! That makes sense.

“Picked” = picked up.

So the sentence becomes:
👉 “The musician picked her guitar before she began to play.”

✔ picks (but we need past tense — “picked”)

But the verb in the list is "picks" — present tense.

But the sentence is past tense: “began”, so we need past tense.

But “picks” is listed — perhaps we can use it as base form, and assume the student uses correct tense.

But “picked” is not in the list.

Wait — the list has "picks", not "picked".

But in English, we often give base forms and expect students to conjugate.

So even though “picks” is listed, we can use it as "picked" in the sentence.

Similarly, “helped” is in the list — so we can use it.

So for sentence 12:
"The musician picked her guitar before she began to play."

Even though “picked” is not in the list, the base form “pick” isn't either — but "picks" is.

So likely, the intended answer is "picks", but in context, it should be "picked".

But since “picks” is the only form available, and the sentence is past tense, this is a problem.

Wait — perhaps "tarnished" was meant to be "tuned"? But it's not.

Wait — another idea: "practiced" — “practiced her guitar” — acceptable.

But “practiced” is not in the list.

Wait — "played"? Not in list.

Wait — "used"? “Used her guitar”? Possible, but weak.

Wait — perhaps "began"? “Began her guitar”? No.

Wait — "ran"? “Ran her guitar”? No.

Wait — maybe "started"? Not in list.

Wait — "tarnished" — no.

Wait — "mixed"? No.

Wait — "arranged"? No.

Wait — perhaps "adjusted"? Not in list.

Wait — maybe "pulled"? “Pulled her guitar”? Not really.

Wait — unless it's “pulled out her guitar” — but the sentence says “her guitar”, not “out”.

But “picked” is close.

Wait — the verb "picks" is in the list. And “picks” is the third-person singular of “pick”.

But in the sentence, we need past tense.

But perhaps the worksheet allows using the base form, and expects the student to write the correct tense.

So for sentence 12:
→ We need a verb meaning “took” or “picked up”

The best fit from the list is "picks" — even though it's present, we can use it as the base verb.

So: “The musician picked her guitar…” — using "picks" as the base form.

Alternatively, maybe "took"?

“took her guitar” — yes!

"took" is in the list!

Yes! "took" is in the list.

So: “The musician took her guitar before she began to play.”

Perfect!

✔ took

So the answer is took.

But wait — “took” is already used in sentence 9.

But verbs can be reused? The instructions don’t say not to reuse.

So it's fine.

So final answer for 12: took

But is “took” the best fit?

Yes — “took” = picked up.

“Picked” would be better, but “picked” isn’t in the list.

“Picks” is in the list, but “picks” is present tense.

But “took” is past tense and fits perfectly.

So yes.

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✔ Final Answers:

1. pulled
2. climbed
3. used
4. mixed
5. arranged
6. added
7. painted
8. stopped
9. took
10. helped
11. picks → but sentence is past tense: “every time the secretary picks up the phone” — this is present tense.

Wait — sentence 11:
“Every time the secretary ______ up the phone, the line cuts off.”

This is a time clause with present tense: “every time” + present tense.

So it should be "picks" — present tense.

And “picks” is in the list.

So: “Every time the secretary picks up the phone, the line cuts off.” — correct.

So picks is correct.

And “picks” is in the list.

So no issue.

Then sentence 12: “The musician ______ her guitar before she began to play.”

Past tense: “began” → so we need past tense.

Available verbs: took, pulled, climbed, etc.

"Took" fits: “took her guitar”

Yes.

So took is correct.

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✔ Final Answer Key:

1. pulled
2. climbed
3. used
4. mixed
5. arranged
6. added
7. painted
8. stopped
9. took
10. helped
11. picks
12. took

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Summary:

Verbs to circle:
added, mixed, pulled, took, decide, ran, turned, arranged, finished, painted, stopped, used, begin, helped, picks, climbed, liked, practice, tarnished

Sentences completed:

1. pulled
2. climbed
3. used
4. mixed
5. arranged
6. added
7. painted
8. stopped
9. took
10. helped
11. picks
12. took

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✔ All answers are consistent with the verb list and context.

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