Verbs exercise for kids

Verbs are action words. They tell us what the person or thing denoted by the subject does /has done / will do. Sometimes the verb may also show what happens / has happened / will happen to the subject. Examples are: work, play, sing, dance, stop, start, wait, leave, bring, take etc.

Verbs are the most important words in a sentence. We cannot make sentences without verbs.

Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs.

1. He likes to ………………………………. tennis.

2. We ……………………………… with a pen.

3. An ostrich cannot …………………………………

4. Hens ……………………………. eggs.

5. Bullocks ……………………………….. carts.

6. A lion does not …………………………… grass.

7. Most people …………………………. a newspaper in the morning.

8. Birds ……………………….. nests.

9. A carpenter ………………………….. furniture.

10. Birds …………………………… in the sky.

11. Buds …………………………….. into flowers.

12. Fire ……………………………….

13. Aryan …………………………………. for an insurance company.

14. Cows …………………………….. grass.

15. The wind ……………………………..

Answers

1. He likes to play tennis.

2. We write with a pen.

3. An ostrich cannot fly.

4. Hens lay eggs.

5. Bullocks draw carts.

6. A lion does not eat grass.

7. Most people read a newspaper in the morning.

8. Birds build nests.

9. A carpenter makes furniture.

10. Birds fly in the sky.

11. Buds bloom into flowers.

12. Fire burns.

13. Aryan works for an insurance company.

14. Cows eat grass.

15. The wind blows.