Esther_verb

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IDENTIFY THE VERBS BY NAME AND NUMBER

IDENTIFY AUXILIARY VERBS ALSO

VERB

The verb is the actual action or "to be" word. If the verb consists of more than one word, it is called a verb phrase which may also be the predicate.

Action: Movement, Performance, Act of Doing

To Be: Exist, Have Life, To Be Present

Ask your student to jump in place.
Tell your student that jump is an action. Your student is doing something. (He is jumping.)
Tell your student that jump is a verb.

Ask your student to walk around the room.
Tell your student that walk is an action. Your student is doing something. (He is walking.)
Tell your student that walk is a verb.

Ask your student to talk about anything at all.
Tell your student that talk is an action. Your student is doing something. (He is talking.)
Tell your student that talk is a verb.

Ask your student to eat something.
Tell your student that eat is an action. Your student is doing something. (He is eating.)
Tell your student that eat is a verb.

Ask your student to run.
Tell your student that run is an action. Your student is doing something. (He is running.)
Tell your student that run is a verb.

Ask your student to draw a picture.
Tell your student that draw is an action. Your student is doing something. (He is drawing.)
Tell your student that draw is a verb.

NOTE TO SUPERVISOR:
Have your student help you think up more action words to do. Do the action and explain that it is a verb because he is doing something.

Jump is a verb. Jump rope... Rope is not a verb. Rope is not an action. You can jump but you cannot rope, meaning to jump rope. Jump is the action and rope is something you can see and touch. Therefore, rope is a noun.

Draw is a verb. Draw pictures... Pictures are not verbs. Pictures are not an action. You can draw but you cannot pictures, meaning to create images. Draw is the action and pictures are something you can see and touch. Therefore, pictures are nouns.

EXERCISES TO DO AND POST ON YOUR WEB PAGE
Write out the sentences and underline the action verbs.

ACTIVITIES

POINT OUT THE ACTION VERBS THAT MEAN DOING SOMETHING

I jumped higher than he.
Grandma yelled at me.
The man on TV spoke about the boy down the street.
Mom cooked dinner.
The car raced by our home.
The children played in the park.
My dog barked at the mailman.
My cat meowed for food.
The bird chirped happily.
My friend stepped on a bug.
She skated on the sidewalk.
I ran after her.
I dropped my sandwich.
We laughed.
That guy in the truck shouted at the lady by the stop sign.
The minister preached the Word of the Lord.
I watched the movie on TV.
We sang songs in the evening.
We told stories by the campfire.
We barbecued the steaks last night.
The ice cream melted all over me.

Ask your student if he exists. The answer is yes. If your student doesn't understand the meaning of exist. Explain it. Exist means to have life or to be alive".

Ask your student if your neighbor has life. The answer is yes. Tell your student that your neighbor is in existence. The word "is" is a verb meaning "to be in existence" or to be alive".

SENTENCES:
Mr. Smith is a kind man. (Verb: is <Kind Mr. Smith "exists" >)
The man next door is elderly. (Verb: is <The elderly man next door "exists". >)
My teacher who lives down the street is nice. (Verb: is <The nice teacher who lives down the street "exists">)

Ask your student if grandpa has life. The answer is yes. Tell your student that grandpa is in existence. The word "is" is a verb meaning "to be in existence" or to be alive".

SENTENCES:
Grandpa is a generous man. (Verb: is <Generous Grandpa "exists" >)
Grandpa is smiling. (Verb: is <The smiling grandpa "exists". >)
My teacher is John's grandpa. (Verb: is <John's grandpa who is a teacher "exists">)

Ask your student if your dog has life. The answer is yes. Tell your student that your dog is in existence. The word "is" is a verb meaning "to be in existence or to be alive".

SENTENCES:
My dog is a poodle. (Verb: is <The poodle dog "exists" >)
The Scott Terrier is asleep. (Verb: is <The sleeping Scott Terrier "exists". >)
The great dane is brown. (Verb: is <The brown great dane "exists">)

Ask your student if plants have life. The answer is yes. Tell your student that plants are in existence. The word "are" is a verb meaning "to be in existence or to be alive".

SENTENCES:
My plants are green. (Verb: are <The green plants "exist" >)
My teacher's plants are on the window sill. (Verb: is <My teacher's plants, which sit on the window sill, "exist". >)
The plants in the store are pretty. (Verb: are <The pretty plants in the store "exist">)

Ask your student if trees have life. The answer is yes. Tell your student that trees are in existence. The word "are" is a verb meaning "to be in existence or to be alive".

SENTENCES:
The trees are green. (Verb: are <The trees "exist" >)
The trees in the backyard are dying. (Verb: are <The dying trees in the backyard, "exist". >)
The trees in the park are pretty. (Verb: are <The pretty trees in the park "exist">)

Ask your student if people have life. The answer is yes. Tell your student that people are in existence. The word "are" is a verb meaning "to be in existence or to be alive".

SENTENCES:
The Boy Scouts are happy. (Verb: are <The happy Boy Scouts "exist" >)
The children are hungry. (Verb: are <The hungry children, "exist". >)
The elderly man is in bed. (Verb: is <The elderly man in bed "exists">)

Ask your student if dead people have life. The answer is no.
Ask your student if dead people ever had life. The answer is yes.

Tell your student that dead people are no longer in existence but they were in existence at one time. The word "were" is a verb meaning "to have been in existence or to have once been alive".

SENTENCES:
George Washington was our first president. (Verb: was <President George Washington at one time "existed" >)
Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor. (Verb: was <The inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, at one time "existed" >)
The fish were dead in the water. (Verb: were <The dead fish at one time "existed" >)

Ask your student if dead mosquitoes have life. The answer is no.
Ask your student if dead mosquitoes ever had life. The answer is yes.

Tell your student that dead mosquitoes are no longer in existence but they were in existence at one time. The word "were" is a verb meaning "to have been in existence or to have once been alive".

SENTENCES:
Those brown plants were dead. (Verb: were <Those dead brown plants at one time "existed" >)
Droopy red roses were thrown out in the garbage. (Verb: were <There were droopy red roses thrown out in the garbage which, at one time "existed" >)
The man had a flower in his hand. (Verb: had <The had a flower in his hand but no longer has the flower, although the flower in his hand once "existed" >)

EXERCISES TO DO AND POST ON YOUR WEBPAGE
Write out the sentences and underline the "To Be" verbs.

ACTIVITIES
POINT OUT THE VERBS THAT MEAN "TO BE" OR "EXIST"

Daddy was my hero.
Mom is the best cook.
Grandma is the sweetest lady.
Grandpa is my daddy's father.
The roses were in our backyard.
The tree was crooked after the storm.
The radio was not mine.
My dog is so cute.
French Fries are so good.
Hamburgers are my favorite.
School is a place to learn.
The police were on our street today.
The dog and cat were in the house.
Who is my great aunt?
Our pastor is someone who loves us.
Jesus is my Lord.
The animals in the circus were performing.
He was on top of the elephant.
The lion was on a stool.
Tina was in the pool.
Her mother was there too.
Her father was at home.

THIS PART OF THE LESSON CONTINUES FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE SECOND GRADE OR HIGHER.

Auxiliary Verbs

An auxiliary verb is a word that gives assistance or help to the verb, making the verb clearly understood.

Examples:

He has gone to the store. (Action Verb: gone, To Be Auxiliary Verb: has)

He will be at church later today. (To Be Verb: be, To Be Auxiliary Verb: will)

She was gone when I arrived home. (Action Verbs: gone, arrived) (To Be Auxiliary Verb: was <helper to gone>)

George was home. (To Be Verb: was)

George was driving home. (Action Verb: driving) (Auxiliary Verb: was)

Example:

1. The dog was barking at the stranger who had run past him.

The dog

was (To Be) (Auxiliary)

barking (Action) (Verb)

at the stranger who

had (To be) (Auxiliary)

run (Action) (Verb)

past him.

Verbs: (2) barking, run

Auxiliary verbs: (2) was, had

EXERCISES TO DO AND POST ON YOUR WEBPAGE

Count the Verbs and Name them (Action) (To Be) (Verb) (Auxiliary)

2. Sidney will be writing a letter to Beth about the gym at school when his wife cooks dinner.

3. Mr. Smith had gone into the kitchen to get a glass of milk because the baby had stopped crying.

3. I bought a lawnmower at the store in town because my old lawnmower was broken.

4. The food at the restaurant was tasty, but the cooks were only temporary.

5. Ramona couldn't breathe because of the polluted air at the factory.

6. He wanted rice for supper but we had fixed potatoes instead.

7. It was time to milk the goats.

8. She was born the same year as my sister, but not on the same day.

9. He was strong in compassion and he was kind.

10. Running up hill was something Jose enjoyed.

11. Richard was reading a mystery book just hours before.

12. The computer was on the desk and the printer was also.

13. Her car had stopped on the freeway by the third bush on her way to Mount Franklin.

14. The cat had taken the meat out of the neighbor's garbage can while I watched.

15. The truck roared by the abandoned house where they were playing cards only moments before.

16. For months Sheila wanted to dance with Jeff , but he just sat in that chair.

17. That lady's car screeched to a halt.

18. Susan married Sam on the same day that Mildred and Tom were married also.

19. Who was the teacher on the television news yesterday?

20. They arrested Jake Matthews for robbery.

IDENTIFY ALL THE VERBS AND AUXILIARY VERBS BY NAME AND NUMBER

21. Too much of our valuable time now days has been spent in listening to the radio and watching television so that parents and educators have become increasingly alarmed. It is not that we should avoid radio and television. Rather, it is felt that we should make proper choices and become much more selective. We should be able to choose our programs so well that we can combine entertainment with learning. We should know when to listen and to see. This is one of the ways to maintain a good reading and study program.

22. Create your own paragraph here and follow the instructions given for number 21.