Verbs worksheet for students to practice identifying action words in sentences.

Let's solve the task step by step.

Task:

Underline the verbs in each sentence.

A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. In this worksheet, we need to identify and underline the main verb(s) in each sentence.

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Here are the sentences with the verbs identified:

1. James ate two pieces of cake.
→ *ate* (action verb, past tense)

2. Mary runs to school every day.
→ *runs* (action verb, present tense)

3. Peter and Simon play tennis on the weekend.
→ *play* (action verb, present tense)

4. He rides his bike on the weekends.
→ *rides* (action verb, present tense)

5. She eats pizza on Friday nights.
→ *eats* (action verb, present tense)

6. Patrick plays ice hockey and baseball.
→ *plays* (action verb, present tense)

7. They all drink six cups of water a day.
→ *drink* (action verb, present tense)

8. Their soccer team wins all the time.
→ *wins* (action verb, present tense)

9. She likes her new car a lot.
→ *likes* (action verb, present tense)

10. Jim's new house is big.
→ *is* (linking verb – describes a state of being)

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Final Answer (with verbs underlined):

1. James ate two pieces of cake.
2. Mary runs to school every day.
3. Peter and Simon play tennis on the weekend.
4. He rides his bike on the weekends.
5. She eats pizza on Friday nights.
6. Patrick plays ice hockey and baseball.
7. They all drink six cups of water a day.
8. Their soccer team wins all the time.
9. She likes her new car a lot.
10. Jim's new house is big.

✔ All verbs have been correctly identified and underlined.

> Note: In sentence 10, "is" is a linking verb (not an action verb), but it is still a verb because it connects the subject ("house") to a description ("big"). So it counts as a verb in this context.

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