Verbs
Verbs are words used to describe an action or state, for example, run, jump, eat, drink, swim ,is, am and are.
The man in the picture is drinking coconut juice
Activity 1:
Highlight all the verbs that are used in the sentences:
Read the following sentences.
The girl is walking to school.
The bird is flying.
The boy is reading a text book.
The man is eating yams.
The girl is dancing.
The sentences are all in the present form and the action words have been highlighted. If the statement is changed into a past action, the focus will be on the action words (verbs).
Change the verb given in brackets into the Past Tense to make meaningful sentences.
Type from the keyboard the correct answer.
If the typed answer is right applaud the student. Incase the answer is wrong, encourage the student to try again to get the correct answer.
This is a drag and drop exercise. Applaud for the correct answer and give encouragement for the wrong answer:
Provide the appropriate verb from the list given in the box.
Quit
Put
Beat
Hurt
Hit
Joshua was _ in the field. (hurt)
She _ off the lights after preps(put)
Mwikali _ the debating club this term(quit)
The thief was _ by a speeding Matatu(hit)
Our netball _ the visiting sunrise Girls team(beat)
Activity 5:
Type the correct answer to fill the blank spaces.
You need to be familiar with parts of speech especially verbs and adjectives. Read the following
sentences paying attention to the highlighted words:
Juma runs quickly.
This is a very sweet mango.
Jane reads quite clearly.
In sentence 1, quickly shows how or in what manner Juma runs, that is, quickly modifies the verb runs.
In sentence 2, very shows how much or to what degree the mango is sweet, that is, very modifies the
adjective sweet.
In sentence 3, quite shows how far or to what extent Jane reads clearly, that is, quite modifies the adverb clearly.
A word that that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb is called an adverb.