Verbs and Contractions!

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Verbs and Contractions!
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What is the verb in this sentence?

• Annie sits at her desk.
• A. Annie
• B. sits
• C. her
• D. desk

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WRONG

• Annie is a NOUN. Remember! A verb is an action
  word!
• Try Again!

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RIGHT!

• Sits is a verb! It is an action word!
• GREAT JOB!

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WRONG

• Which word tells you what someone or something is
  doing?
• Try Again!

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WRONG

• Desk is a noun. Remember, a verb is something
  you do!
• Try Again!

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Which word is a verb?

• A. jump
• B. cat
• C. fast
• D. door

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RIGHT!

• Jump is something you can do!
• GREAT JOB!
• Next Question!

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WRONG

• Cat is a noun. Which one is an action word?
• Keep Trying!

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WRONG

• Fast describes HOW you do something. Which word
  is something you can do?
• Dont Give Up!

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WRONG

• Door is a noun. Lets find that action word!
• Keep on Trying!

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Click on the verbs in the sentences below.

• Marcy hums a little song.
• The boys walk to school.
• Bobby hops over the rope.
• Peter throws the basketball.

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WRONG

• Lets find that action word!

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WRONG

• What word is something you can do?

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WRONG

• A verb is something you do!

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RIGHT!

• What does Marcy do? She hums!
• Next Sentence!

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RIGHT!

• Walk is something you do! Its an action word!
• Next Sentence!

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RIGHT!

• Bobby hops! Can you hop too?
• Next Sentence!

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RIGHT!

• If Pete throws the basketball, hes doing
  something!
• Great Job!

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Which word means the same thing as can not?

• A. arent
• B. cant
• C. wont
• D. doesnt

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WRONG

• Arent stands for are not.
• Keep Trying!

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RIGHT!

• Cant means can not!
• Keep Going!

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WRONG

• Wont stands for will not.
• You got it! Keep trying!

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WRONG

• Doesnt stands for does not.

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Click on the contractions in the sentence.

• Blake doesnt like peas.
• Marsha isnt mean to her friends.
• Paul and Will arent going to the movies.
• Jack didnt eat his cake.

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WRONG

• Blake is a noun, not a contraction.
• Try Again!

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WRONG

• Like is a verb, not a contraction. Remember,
  contractions put words together!
• Almost there!

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RIGHT!

• Doesnt is a contraction! It stands for does
  not!
• Next Sentence!

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WRONG

• Marsha is a noun. A contraction combines two
  words!
• Keep Trying!

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WRONG

• Friends is a noun. Look again!
• Almost Got It!

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RIGHT!

• Isnt is a contraction! It means is not!
• Next Sentence!

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WRONG

• And is a connecting word, not a conjunction.
  Remember, conjunctions combine two words into
  one!
• Keep trying!

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WRONG

• Movies is a noun. Look for a word that stands
  for two words!
• Almost got it!

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RIGHT!

• Arent means are not! Great Job!
• Last Sentence!

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WRONG

• Eat is a verb, not a conjunction.
• Almost. . .

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WRONG

• Cake is a noun. Look for conjunctions!
• Try again!

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RIGHT!

• Didnt is a contraction because it puts the words
  did not together!
• Fantastic!

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GREAT JOB!

• You did it!!!
• WOOO HOOO!