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Types of Verbs: Doing, Saying, Thinking and Being — Answers

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Types of Verbs: Doing, Saying, Thinking and Being — Answers

Part A: Verb types

Verbs do different jobs. Doing verbs show actions. Saying verbs show how something is said. Thinking or feeling verbs show what happens inside someone's mind. Being or having verbs tell what something is or has.

1.Match each verb type to an example.
  • doing verb
  • saying verb
  • thinking or feeling verb
  • being or having verb
  • jump, build, kick
  • is, was, has
  • know, wonder, love
  • whisper, ask, reply

Answer: doing verb → jump, build, kick; saying verb → whisper, ask, reply; thinking or feeling verb → know, wonder, love; being or having verb → is, was, has

Part B: What type is the verb?

Circle the type of the verb in bold.

2.The goalkeeper kicked the ball.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: doing

Kicking is an action you can see.

3.Ella whispered the answer.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: saying

Whispering is a way of saying something.

4.I remember my first day at school.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: thinking or feeling

Remembering happens in your mind.

5.The puppy is very small.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: being or having

Is tells us what the puppy is like.

6.Jack believes in his team.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: thinking or feeling

Believing happens in your mind.

7.My grandma has three cats.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: being or having

Has tells us what grandma has.

8.The builders lifted the heavy beam.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: doing

Lifting is an action.

9.Our teacher announced the winners.
  1. Adoing
  2. Bsaying
  3. Cthinking or feeling
  4. Dbeing or having

Answer: saying

Announcing is a way of saying something.

Part C: Sort the verbs

Write the type of each verb: doing, saying, thinking or feeling, or being or having.

10.shouted

Answer: saying

11.jumped

Answer: doing

12.wondered

Answer: thinking or feeling

13.replied

Answer: saying

14.hated

Answer: thinking or feeling

15.were

Answer: being or having

16.climbed

Answer: doing

17.understand

Answer: thinking or feeling

Part D: Choose a verb

Write a verb of the type shown to complete each sentence.

18.Add a thinking verb: I (answer space) that it will rain tomorrow.

Answer: think

  1. Also correct: believe, know, hope, expect, guess.
19.Add a saying verb: The coach (answer space) to the team to run faster.

Answer: shouted

  1. Also correct: yelled, called.
20.Add a doing verb: The cat (answer space) onto the fence.

Answer: jumped

  1. Also correct: leaped, climbed, sprang, hopped.
21.Add a being verb: The soup (answer space) too hot to eat.

Answer: is

  1. Also correct: was, seems, seemed.

Part E: Your turn

22.Your turn: write four sentences about a sports day. Use at least one doing verb, one saying verb, one thinking or feeling verb and one being or having verb. Label each verb with its type.

Model answer: The runners sprinted (doing) to the finish line. The coach called (saying) out the name of each runner. I hoped (thinking or feeling) that my friend would win. She was (being or having) so happy when she crossed the line first.

Success criteria:

  • Four complete sentences about a sports day
  • At least one verb of each type
  • Each verb marked with the correct type
  • Capital letters and correct punctuation
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