Reading Comprehension - Australian Teacher

My Name..........................................................................Smarten up in English (age 7-8)Grammar: VerbsToday’s Date................................................................................Verbs are doing words, sometimes called action words.Running is a verb and so is run and ran.Swimming is a verb and so is swim, swam and swum.Carrying is a verb and so is carry and carried.Thinking is a verb and so is think and thought.Zooming is a verb and so is zoom and zoomed.There are thousands more verbs in the English language.1. Write the verb in each of these sentences.a. Yesterday I tripped over a banana skin.……………………………………………………………………….b. At the beach I love to dive into the waves.………………………………………………….………………….c. The cat stretched out its front legs.…………………………………………………..……………….2. Write sentences that contain these verbs:a. eat …………………………………………………..…………………………………..……………………………………………………..…………………….b. draw …………………………………………………..………………………………………………….………………………………..…………………….c. rescue …………………………………………...…..………………………………………………….………………………………..…………………….d. yell ……………………………………………….…..…..………………………………………………….………………………………..…………………….Challenge: Write a sentence containingthese two verbs: drink watching…..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………© Intelligent Australia Productions…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………