Grammar Skill First Grade Unit 3 Week 3 Verbs that Do Not Add -s Grammar Skill First Grade Unit 3 Week 3

An action verb is something you can do.

Here are some verbs. You should be able to do these things. jog skip Here are some verbs. You should be able to do these things. think read

Tom skips down the road. What is the verb? skips

If the action is being done by one person, the verb will need to end with the letter s.

Matt _____ his ball. bring brings

Sam _____ up. jump jumps jumps

Jen _____ in the pool. swim swims swims

Robby ____ on his mat. nap naps naps

Now let’s learn something new!!!

If the action is being done by more than one person, the verb will not need the letter s added.

Kim and Tom _____ lunch. eat eats eat

We all _____ the bus. ride rides ride

Kenny and Jon ______. swing swings swing

Tate, Drew, and Pam _____. read reads read

Of course, there always has to be a rule breaker! Let’s talk about it…

The pronoun “I” is talking about only one person (yourself The pronoun “I” is talking about only one person (yourself!), but when you use “I,” you do not add an –s to the end of the action verb.

I _____ the dog. walk walks walk

I _____ to my friend. talk talks talk

Test Practice: Sam and Lin ___________ a tree. (climb, climbs) 2. We ____________ our backpacks to go home. (pack, packs) 3. The girls __________ the doll’s hair. (fix, fixes) The boys _____________ the ball to each other. (toss, tosses)