Class III - English - Chapter 5 - Verbs

Words which tell us what the person does are called Doing words or Action words or Verbs

2. Match the people in Column A with the action words associated with them in Column B.

Column A	Column B
a) a teacher	stitches
b) a dancer	drives
c) a chauffeur	teaches
d) a painter	cooks
e) a chef	ploughs
f) a tailor	dances
g) a doctor	paints
h) a farmer	treats

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Column A	Column B
a) a teacher	teaches
b) a dancer	dances
c) a chauffeur	drives
d) a painter	paints
e) a chef	cooks
f) a tailor	stitches
g) a doctor	treats
h) a farmer	ploughs

3. Read the words given below and circle the verbs

climb	tree	ground
play	dog	catch
hit	fly	wings
swim	cut	knife
draw	bread	run

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climb	tree	ground
play	dog	catch
hit	fly	wings
swim	cut	knife
draw	bread	run

Worksheet II

1. Write a few actions that you can perform with the following:

a) your hands

write, ____________, _______________

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Ans. eat, push

b) your feet

dance, ____________, _________________

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Ans. run, play

c) your mouth

speak, ______________, ________________

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Ans. eat, drink

2. Find at least ten action words in the following verb grid. One is done for you.

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I) PUSH

II) FLY

III) DRAW

IV) BITE

V) WASH

VI) DIG

VII) BREATHE

VIII) EAT

IX) DRINK

X) LAY

XI) CARRY

3. Read the story, A.2 ‘The God of River’ (Unit – Nature Cares) of My English Reader and find out ten action words mentioned there.

a) _______________

b) _______________

c) _______________

d) _______________

e) _______________

f) _______________

g) ______________

h) ______________

i) _______________

j) _______________

Worksheet III

2. Read the following words and put them in appropriate boxes.

move, feel, look, jump, imagine, eat, suggest, believe, throw, listen, wish, think

Words expressing physical actions	Words expressing mental actions

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Words expressing physical actions	Words expressing mental actions
move	feel
jump	look
eat	imagine
throw	suggest
	believe
	listen
	wish
	think

3. Fill inthe blanks with verbs given in the Aid Box.

AID BOX – go, take, brush, leave, study, clean, eat, board, play, come, reach, finish, sleep

I wake up at 6:00 a.m. in the morning. I ___________ my teeth, __________ my face and ___________ a bath. I ___________ breakfast and ___________ for school. I ___________ the school bus and _____________ the school in time. I _____________ there for the whole day and _________ during the recess. I ____________ back at 3:00 p.m. and ____________ my homework. Then I ___________ for about an hour and ___________ with my friends in the evening.

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I wake up at 6:00 a.m. in the morning. I brush my teeth, clean my face and take a bath. I eat breakfast and leave for school. I board the school bus and reach the school in time. I study there for the whole day and play during the recess. I come back at 3:00 p.m. and finish my homework. Then I sleep for about an hour and go with my friends in the evening.

Worksheet IV

1. Read the following sentences

a) Riya is a good dancer.

b) They are my friends.

c) A table has four legs

d) I have many pets.

The words ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘has’, ‘have’, tell what people or things ‘are’ or what they ‘have’. These words are also Verbs. Similarly, am, are, was, were, had are all verbs.

2. Sometimes, a verb is also made up of more than one word. Example,

The sun is shining.
Rohit was talking on phone.
My cousin will be visiting us tomorrow.

3. Underline the verbs in the following sentences.

a) He broke a chair.

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Ans. He broke a chair.

b) Sania won the title.

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Ans. Sania won the title.

c) Niti has bought a new laptop.

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Ans. Niti has bought a new laptop.

d) Anshu is reading a comic book.

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Ans. Anshu is reading a comic book.

e) Ravi is a tall boy.

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Ans. Ravi is a tall boy.

f) The designer made a new dress.

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Ans. The designer made a new dress.

g) Ritu invited Reema to her birthday.

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Ans. Ritu invited Reema to her birthday.

h) Neha loves ice-cream.

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Ans. Neha loves ice-cream.

i) Close the windows.

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Ans. Close the windows.

j) We will go for a picnic tomorrow.

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Ans. We will go for a picnic tomorrow.

k) Are you listening to me?

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Ans. Are you listening to me?

l) Mangoes are yellow.

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Ans. Mangoes are yellow.

Do it Yourself

1. Underline the verbs in the following riddles and solve the riddles.

a) I have a face and two hands. I tell you the time.

What am I?

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Ans. I am clock

b) I have teeth. But I cannot bite.

What am I?

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Ans. I am comb

c) I swim in water. I quack when I talk to my friends.

Who am I?

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Ans. I am duck

d) I am bright. I twinkle at night.

What am I?

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Ans. I am star

e) I have wheels. I run on rails. I carry passengers.

What am I?

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Ans. I am train.

Class III – English – Chapter 5 – Verbs