What Are They Doing? Verbs in Sentences — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 1 verbs & tenses worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 1 · English · Verbs & TensesWhat Are They Doing? Verbs in Sentences — Answers
Part A: What do they do?
Read the sentence. Write the doing word that answers the question.
1.Ava kicks the ball. What does Ava do?
Answer: kicks
- kicks is the doing word.
2.The cat naps in the sun. What does the cat do?
Answer: naps
- naps is the doing word.
3.Ben paints a ship. What does Ben do?
Answer: paints
- paints is the doing word.
4.The owl hoots. What does the owl do?
Answer: hoots
- hoots is the doing word.
5.Kim waves to Dad. What does Kim do?
Answer: waves
- waves is the doing word.
6.The baby claps. What does the baby do?
Answer: claps
- claps is the doing word.
Part B: Animal actions
7.Match each animal to what it does.
- dog
- cow
- snake
- bee
- lion
- roars
- buzzes
- slithers
- barks
- moos
Answer: dog → barks; cow → moos; snake → slithers; bee → buzzes; lion → roars
Part C: Choose the doing word
Circle the doing word that makes sense.
8.I (answer space) my milk.
- Adrink
- Bread
Answer: drink
We drink milk.
9.We (answer space) a story.
- Aeat
- Bread
Answer: read
We read a story.
10.Dad (answer space) the car.
- Asleeps
- Bwashes
Answer: washes
Dad washes the car. You cannot sleep a car!
11.The bird (answer space) a nest.
- Abuilds
- Bdrinks
Answer: builds
A bird builds a nest.
Part D: True or false?
12.jump is a doing word.
Answer: True
Jump is something we can do.
13.chair is a doing word.
Answer: False
A chair is a thing. It is a naming word.
14.smile is something you can do.
Answer: True
We can smile, so it is a doing word.
Part E: Your turn
15.Your turn: think of a game you like. Write two sentences that tell what you do. Circle the doing words.
Model answer: I throw the ball. My friend catches it. (throw, catches)
Success criteria:
- Two sentences about a game
- Each sentence has a doing word, and it is circled
- Each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a mark
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.