CBSE Class 3 English Verbs Worksheet

Underline the verbs in the following sentences.

1. The little boy danced happily.
Answer. danced

2. The baby cries loudly.
Answer. cries

3. The students answered the questions.
Answer. answer

4. Jill fell down the hill.
Answer. fell

5. We eat fruits.
Answer. eat

6. Advik jumped high.
Answer. jumped

7. Let us play football.
Answer. play

8. The birds fly in the sky.
Answer. fly

9. The frog sat on the log.
Answer. sat

10. The dog barks.
Answer. barks

Read each set of words. Find the verb and encircle it.

1. puppy / bowl / tall / fly
Answer. fly

2. he / India / chair / talk
Answer. talk

3. teacher / eat / it / fast
Answer. eat

4. skirt / plate / climb / fruits
Answer. climb

5. blanket / see / pillow / us
Answer. see

6. pretty / nice / orange / laugh
Answer. laugh

7. run / bathroom / father / India
Answer. run

8. sleeps / slippers / fat / her
Answer. sleeps

9. animal / rest / slice / bread
Answer. rest

10. aeroplane / monkey / sun / shines
Answer. shines

Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs from the help box.

pick, drink, read, plays, stand,throw, speak, eat, jumped

1. I will ...................................... a letter to my mother.
2. You must ...................................... milk every day.
3. ............................. the pencil shavings in the dustbin.
4. All of you must ...................................... in a queue.
5. Let us ...................................... up the fallen bottles.
6. The teacher ...................................... the chapter.
7. I like to ...................................... ice cream.
8. Sameer ...................................... football well.
9. We must ...................................... softly.
10. Three little monkeys ................................... over the wall.
Answer. 
1. write 2. drink 3. throw
4. stand 5. pick 6. reads
7. eat 8. plays 9. speak
10. jumped

VERBS

Exercise A :

The following words are nouns. Write verbs matching them. One has been done for you.

Singers - Sing

Painters - ____________

Teachers - ____________

Birds - ____________

Stars - ____________

Writers - ____________

Students - ____________

Players - ____________

Soldiers - ____________

Exercise B :

Fill in the blanks with the help of jumbled verbs given in the brackets :

1. I ______ an apple everyday. (tea)

2. The washerman usually _______ our clothes in the morning. (shwaes)

3. We _______ kites on weekends. (yfl)

4. The baby_____ when it is hungry. (icres)

5. Sachin ________ cricket for India. (aypls)

6. Mohan_______ very neatly. (iwrtes)

7. The library is the place where we _______ books. (eard)

8. I _______ cartoons on the television. (tchwa)

9. My mother_______ good food everyday. (oocks)

10. Sonu ________ beautiful pictures. (ainpts)

Past form of Verb “To Be “

A) Fill in the blanks. Use WAS / WERE:

1. Mary and Susan …… were ……… ill yesterday.
2. The weather …………………….. very hot last Saturday.
3. The students …………………….. at the theater last night.
4. Betty …………………………….. in Germany last summer.
5. My brother and I …………………….. at the football stadium on Saturday.
6. …………………………. it cold yesterday?

B) Put these sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb “ TO BE “:

T O D A Y                                                Y E S T E R D A Y
Example: I’m at home. ….. I was at home………………………………
1. Jane and Michael are tired. ……………………………………………….
2. She’s in the park. ……………………………………………….
3. It’s a sunny day. ……………………………………………….
4. You’re late. .………………………………………………
5. They aren’t hungry. ……………………………………………….
6. We aren’t at work. ……………………………………………….
7. I’m thirsty. .………………………………………………
8. You aren’t at school. ……………………………………………….
9. We’re at the cinema. ……………………………………………….
10.Paula isn’t happy. ……………………………………………….
11.Everyone is excited. ……………………………………………….
12.I’m not afraid. .. .……………………………………………..

C) Choose WAS or WERE and circle it:

1. He was / were a policeman.
2. We was / were very happy.
3. Was / Were you happy?
4. They wasn’t / weren’t interested in.
5. I was / were at school.
6. It wasn’t / weren’t expensive.
7. Was / Were she your teacher?

D) Complete the text with WAS or WERE:

Interviewer: What ……………. it like during the First World War, Bill?
Bill : It ……………… a terrible time. I ………………. a young man, so I …………
in the army. We …………….. in Italy.
Interviewer: Where ……………….. your wife and children?
Bill : They ……………… in London. That ……………. dangerous too. There ……...
bombs and there ……………… not a lot of food. The children ………….. very
young and they ……………….. very frightened.

E) Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Correct the FALSE statements using WASN’T or WEREN’T:

Example: a) Bill was an old man during the First World War.
FALSE- Bill wasn’t an old man during the First World War.
b) Bill was in the army. TRUE
c) Bill was in Poland. ………………………………………………………………..
d) Bill’s wife and children were in Italy. …………………………………………….
e) It was dangerous in London. ………………………………………………………
f) There was a lot of food in London. ………………………………………………..
g) The children were quite old. ………………………………………………………
h) The children were frightened. …………………………………………………….

F) Make questions about the text using WAS or WERE:

Example: a) How old / Bill / during the First World War?
How old was Bill during the First World War?
b) / Bill / in the army? ………………………………………………………………?
c) Where / Bill? ……………………………………………………………………..?
d) Where / Bill’s wife and children? ………………………………………………..?
e) / It dangerous in London? ………………………………………………………..?
f) / there bombs? ……………………………………………………………………?
g) / there a lot of food? …………………………………………………………….. ?
h) How old / the children? …………………………………………………………. ?
I) / the children frightened? ……………………………………………………….. ?

G) Read the interview and answer the questions:
Bill Jenkins is 100 today.
Interviewer: Bill, I expect life is very different today than a hundred years ago. What was it like?
Bill : Yes, it is very different. Life was much quieter then. There are so many cars now. There weren’t any cars when I was a boy.
Interviewer: Were you happy as a child?
Bill : Oh yes, I was very happy, but I’m still happy now!
Interviewer: Tell me about your family.
Bill : Well, my father was a postman and my mother was a cook. We weren’t rich, but we weren’t poor either. There were five children. My brothers and sisters were all younger than me but I’m the only one still here.
1. Were there any cars when he was a boy?
2. Was he happy or sad when he was a child?
3. What was his mother’s job?
4. How many children were there in his family?
5. How old is Bill Jenkins?

H) Mary spent last weekend in Madrid. Ask her some questions using WAS or WERE:

Example: (your hotel / good?) ….. Was your hotel good?…………
1. (your room / comfortable?) ……………………………………….
2. (the weather / nice?) ……………………………………….
3. (the streets / full of people?) ……………………………………….
4. (the shops / expensive?) ……………………………………….
5. (the city / exciting at night?) ………………………………………..
6. (the museums / interesting?) ………………………………………..
7. (the people / friendly?) ………………………………………..
8. (your flight / OK?) ………………………………………..

I) George and Sally have been married for 50 years. They are talking about their first house. Use WAS or WERE and a word from the box to complete their conversation:

new   Italian   big   green
cheap   cold  bad

Example: George : The house was warm.
Sally : No, it ….was cold. ………..

1. George: The garden was small.
Sally : No, it ………………………………………………..

2. Sally : The neighbors were French.
George: No, they …………………………………………….

3. George: The living-room was red.
Sally : No, it ……………………………………………….

4. Sally : Our first chairs were expensive.
George: No, they ……………………………………………

5. George: The kitchen was old.
Sally : No, it ………………………………………………

6. George: The local shops were good.
Sally : No, they ……………………………………………

J) Put WAS, WASN’T, WERE or WEREN’T in the gaps in these conversations:

1. Peter : ….. Was …….. Paul at work today?
Julie : No, he ……………….. in the office. I think he’s sick.
2. Henry : ……………… you in South America last year?
Steve : Yes. I ……………….. in Bolivia on business, and then my wife and I ………… in Brazil for a holiday.

3. Paula : Philip and I ……………….. at home in London last week. We …………… at Mike’s house in Cornwall. It was lovely there. Do you know Mike?
Jane : Yes, I …………………. at Mike’s party in Oxford in the summer.……………………you there?
Paula : No, we weren’t there. Philip and I ……………….. in Portugal in the summer.

K) Make questions using WAS / WERE:

1. Jim / at home / last night. ……… Was Jim at home last night?…?
2. You / at school / on Monday. …………………………………………?
3. David / here / yesterday. ……………………………………….. ?
4. the cinema / open / on Sunday. ……………………………………….. ?
5. Kate and Jane / late / yesterday. ……………………………………….. ?
6. you / in the football team / last year. ……………………………………….. ?
7. all your friends / at your party. ……………………………………….. ?
8. it / hot / last week. ………………………………………. ?

L) Maative sentences using WAS / WERE:ke neg

1. Kevin / at my party. …… Kevin wasn’t at my party………...
2. Nick / in class yesterday. …………………………………………
3. It / warm / yesterday. …………………………………………
4. Tina and Jim / late. …………………………………………
5. Etty / on the bus. …………………………………………
6. We / at the match / yesterday. …………………………………………
7. Our teachers / pleased with us. ………………………………………...
8. I / at the restaurant. ………………………………………...

N) Fill in the blanks using WAS (NOT) / WERE (NOT):

1. I’m here today but I ……. wasn’t ……… here yesterday.
2. Jennifer is tall now but she …………………….. tall two years ago.
3. It is rainy today but it ……………………… yesterday.
4. Mr. Smith is angry now but he ……………………………… an hour ago.
5. The shops are open today but they ………………………….. on Sunday.
6. My car is clean today but it …………………………………… yesterday.
7. My father isn’t at home now but he ………………………………….. an hour ago.
8. The students are in class today but they …………………………….. last week.
9. It isn’t sunny now but it ………………………………. an hour ago.
10. We aren’t hungry now but we …………………………… twenty minutes ago.

Complete the text with the correct form of TO BE:

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy …were….. two of the most popular film comedians of all time. They were born in 1890 and 1892 respectively.
Stan Laurel’s real name ………………. Arthur Jefferson. He …………….. form England.
Oliver Hardy ……………… English, he was from Georgia, USA.
Laurel and Hardy ……………… in their late 30s when they met. Their first film together ……………… Putting Pants on Philip (1927). They ………………. funny because they were so different. Laurel ……………… small and thin. Hardy ……………. big and fat. Their most famous films …………………. Way Out West (1937) and Blockheads (1938). They …………… in any serious films, only comedies.

Use the text to help you write questions for the answers:

Example: Who was Oliver Hardy’s famous comic partner?
Stan Laurel.

1. ………………………………………………………………………………
In 1890 and 1892 respectively.

2. ………………………………………………………………………………
Arthur Jefferson.

3. ………………………………………………………………………………
England.

4. ………………………………………………………………………………
No, he wasn’t. He was American.

5. ………………………………………………………………………………
Putting Pants on Philip.

6. ………………………………………………………………………………
Because they were so different.

Write questions and answers. Use the past tense of BE:

1. A: We had a nice holiday.
B: (you / with your whole family?)          …….. Were you with your whole family?…
A: (no / my daughter / in Montreal)        …….. No, my daughter was in Montreal….
2. A: I bought these new shoes yesterday.
B: (they / on sale ?) ……………………………………………..
A: (yes / they / only $25) ……………………………………………..
3. A: (you / at home / last night ?) ……………………………………………..
B: (no / I / at the library) ……………………………………………..
4. A: (the guests / late for the party ?) …………………………………………….
B: (no / they / all on time)

1.Complete the sentences below with a verb from Box A and a noun from Box B.

Main Verb And Helping Verb

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb from the box given below.

sang   wrote     ate      bought

fall     painted   won    climbed

1. I _________ a chocolate ice cream yesterday.

2. Ajit_________ a letter to his friend in Australia.

3. My father _________ two picture books from the shop.

4. Nita’s sister_______ beautifully at the party last evening.

5. Hari ________ his room blue yesterday.

6. If you are not carefully, you will _______ down.

7. Who __________ the match yesterday?

8. The mountaineers__________ the mountain slowly

Question. From the box below find out how many verbs are there ?

(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 5
Answer : A

Question. Look at the picture and choose the correct verb from the following options.
Mr. Jones is ___________an apple pie.

(a) eating
(b) reads
(c) writes
(d) throws
Answer : A

Question. Look at the picture and choose the correct verb from the following options.
Miss Green _____ a picture book to her students.

(a) eats
(b) reads
(c) writes
(d) throws
Answer : B

Question. Mark the option which is correct.
(a) While we was outside, the phone rang and I missed an important call.
(b) The baseball were given to me.
(c) We was proud of ourselves for scoring the most points.
(d) It was apparent that they were having fun playing on the beach.
Answer : D

Question. Complete the sentences with correct options.
It ___(A)___ essential that we leave now or we will be late for the meeting.
My calendar shows that I ___(B)___ busy on Thursday morning.
There ___(C)___ ants everywhere at the picnic.
I think Atlanta ___(D)___ the capital of Georgia.
Here ___(E)___ the Johnsons, our neighbours.
A. (a) is (b) are (c) am (d) were
B. (a) is (b) are (c) am (d) were
C. (a) was (b) are (c) am (d) were
D. (a) is (b) are (c) am (d) were
E. (a) is (b) are (c) am (d) were
Answer : A. (a) is B. (c) am C. (d) were D. (a) is E. (b) are

Question. Mark the option which is incorrect.
(a) I can’t read very well, but I is good at maths.
(b) My shoes are too little for me
(c) An owl is supposed to be a wise bird.
(d) After we finish eating dinner, Mom and Dad are taking us out for ice cream.
Answer : A

Question. Read the paragraph and find out how many verbs are there.
In our physical education class we play lots of games. My favourite is kickball. We kick the ball, and then we run around the bases. I like to pitch the ball and try to tag the other kids out. I do my best to catch the ball and throw it to my teammates. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not. But, we enjoy ourselves each time.
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 9
(d) 8
Answer : A

Question. Choose the sentence which has transitive verb.
(a) Some ants fight fiercely.
(b) He spoke loudly.
(c) The motorman stopped the train.
(d) The birds sang sweetly.
Answer : C

Question. Choose the sentence which has intransitive verb.
(a) Birds fly in the sky.
(b) Time heals all wounds.
(c) The explosion sank the ship.
(d) The watchman blew his whistle.
Answer : A

Question. Read the statements and mark the correct option.
Statement A: Transitive verbs do not have a direct object.
Statement B: A transitive verb is a verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
(a) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
(b) Statement B is false and statement A is true.
(c) Both the statements are wrong.
(d) Both the statements are right.
Answer : A

44. Do all the sentences have transitive verbs?
1. I baked some cookies. 2. The book fell.
3. I moved the chair. 4. The horse galloped.
(a) TFTF
(b) FTFT
(c) FFTT
d) TTFF
Answer : A

Question. Do all the sentences have intransitive verb?
1. I laughed. 2. The sun set.
3. I rode the bicycle. 4. I stitched a quilt.
(a) TFTF
(b) FTFT
(c) FFTT
(d) TTFF
Answer : D

Question. Match the following and choose the correct option.

      A       B      C
(a) 1       2       3
(b) 2       1       3
(c) 1       3       2
(d) 2       3       1
Answer : A

Question. Choose the correct option for the sentence.
Chocolate ice cream _____ better than strawberry ice cream.
(a) is
(b) melt
(c) taste
(d) None of the above
Answer : A

Question. Choose the correct option for the sentence.
Akshat’s cat _____ his right arm and hand.
(a) is
(b) scratched
(c) sits
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

Question. Choose the correct option for the sentence.
Connie likes to _____ her purse in her right hand.
(a) is
(b) scratched
(c) carry
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

Question. Find a sentence matching the picture.

(a) The girl is posting a letter. A crow is looking at her.
(b) The girl is looking at the crow. The crow is posting a letter.
(c) The girl is buying vegetables. There is a post box.
(d) None of the above.
Answer : A

Question. Read the poem carefully and choose from the options which verb has not been used.
Something smells good in the kitchen, (Critical Thinking, 2014)
sugary, spicy and sweet.
A pudding ? a pie? What could it be?
Mom’s making a special treat.
So I peep into the kitchen
And as you all can see,
that sugary, spicy, sweet delight
is a birthday cake for me!
(a) smells
(b) making
(c) throwing
(d) peep
Answer : C

Question. All my crayons _____ in a bag under my desk.
(a) are
(b) is
(c) were
(d) was
Answer : A

Question. There ______ blue, green, and red glass in the church window.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) am
(d) at
Answer : B

Choose the verb from the options given below.

Question.
(a) Fine
(b) Find
(c) Flower
(d) Finger
Answer : B

Question.
(a) Shame
(b) Show
(c) Snow
(d) Smoke
Answer : B

Question.
(a) Coffee
(b) Milk shake
(c) Drink
(d) Orange
Answer : C

Question.
(a) Laugh
(b) Beautiful
(c) Intelligent
(d) Honest
Answer : A

Question.
(a) Bubble
(b) Burst
(c) Bonfire
(d) Brain
Answer : B

Question.
(a) Peach
(b) Pure
(c) Paint
(d) Pickle
Answer : C

Question.
(a) Dish
(b) Drive
(c) Day
(d) Car
Answer : B