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1. 1.

   Underline the verbs in the nursery rhyme.

   1. Little Robin Red Breast sat upon a tree,
   2. Up went pussy cat and down came he;
   3. Down came pussy, and away Robin ran;
   4. Said little Robin Red Breast, "Catch me if you can".
   5. Little Robin Red Breast jumped upon a wall,
   6. Pussy cat jumped after him and almost had a fall;
   7. Little Robin chirped and sang, and what did pussy say?
   8. Pussy cat said, "Meeow!" and Robin jumped away.
2. 2.

   Circle the verbs in these tongue twisters.

   1. Kindly kittens knitting mittens stay in the king's kitchen.
   2. Tiny Tim tickled tigers till ten on Tuesday.
   3. Chester Cheetah chews a chunk of cheap cheese.
   4. Draw drowsy ducks and drakes.
   5. Wash windows with warm washing water.
   6. Betty loves the velvet vest the best.
   7. The rude widow wants ripe watermelons and red roses.
   8. The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.
   9. Four furious friends fought for the phone.
3. 3.

   Put a circle around the verbs that mean the same in each word set.

   1. drop, fall, draw, crash	4. catch, throw, grab, seize
   2. cry, sell, sob, weep	5. cook, fry, roast, hop
   3. fight, quarrel, struggle, boogie	6. watch, build, stare, gaze

    

4. 4.

   Match the pictures to the correct verbs to tell their sound.

   

5. 5.

   Copy the verbs under the right category.

   reading, baking, bowling, roasting, frying, peeling, writing, cooking, drawing, catching, shredding, slicing, studying, throwing, batting, climbing

    

   In the classroom	In the playground	In the kitchen
   ____________	______________	_____________
   ____________	_________________	______________
   ____________	__________________	______________

    

6. 6.

   Replace the coloured verbs with verbs from the box.

   racing, dozing, rest, look, trotted, shrieked, discovered, sleep

   It is a hot day. Bobo, the giraffe wants to relax _______1______ under the oak tree. But Danny, the elephant was sleeping _____2_____ right under that tree! "Brother," said Bobo. Now I will have to search _____3_____ for another tree. Bobo walked _____4____ about. He found _____5____ a cool spot next to the water hole. Bobo screamed ______6_____ in delight. But just as Bobo was about to sneeze _____7_____, all the animals came rushing ______8_____ to the water hole.