Children read short action sentences and find the doing word that tells what someone does. They match animals to the actions they make, choose the verb that makes sense and write about a game they play, circling their own doing words.
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Completed: What Are They Doing? Verbs in Sentences
Year 1 students (typically ages 6–7) working on verbs & tenses. It is pitched at level 1 · easier; an easier version is linked above.
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Success TutoringWorksheetsYear 1 · English · Verbs & TensesName
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Ask: what does someone do? That word is the verb.
Read the sentence. Write the doing word that answers the question.
Circle the doing word that makes sense.
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