Grade 2 Unit 3 Story 2 Grammar- Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns Remember: Verbs tell what someone or something does. A verb shows action.

Day 1 Using Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns  Find the verb that belongs in the sentence.  1. The soccer player (kick, kicks) the ball.  2. The soccer players (kick, kick) the ball.  3. My teacher (teach, teaches).  4. Teachers (teach, teaches).  5. He (talk, talks) on the cell phone.  6. They (talks, talk) on cell phones.

Day 2 Using Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns  Review Rules on slide #2.  Choose the verb that belongs in the sentence.  1. A girl (mail, mails) the letter.  2. Two girls (mail, mails) the letter.  3. Grandma (like, likes) the letter.  4. Grandmas (likes, like) letters.  5. Her picture (make, makes) grandma happy.  6. Her pictures (make, makes) grandma happy.

Day 3 How to use Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns  Directions: Complete each sentence with the best answer. 1.Jane (jump, jumps). 2.My classmates (jumps, jump). 3.Bill and Pat (jumps, jump). 4.Pat (jump, jumps). 5.The class (reads, read). 6.The girls (reads, read).

Day 4 How to use Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns  Directions: Choose the verb that makes sense in each sentence.  Suzy (want, wants) to eat a burger. Toby and Coby (want, wants) to eat strawberry ice cream. Mike (want, wants) to order a milkshake. The boys (wants, want) to order lemonade.

Day 5 How to use Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns  Remember our verb rules:  Do add an “s” to a verb that tells what one person or thing does.  Example: The woman drives a car. The lion roars. The lion roars.  Do not add an “s” to a verb that tells what more than one person or thing does. Example: Women drive cars.  Lions roar.

Day 5 continued  Find the verb that makes sense.  1. Mom and Dad _________.  a. laughs  b. laugh 2. Grandma __________ us. a. visits a. visits b. visit b. visit 3. Ben and I _________ her. a. hugs a. hugs b. hug b. hug

Day 5 continued  4. Ben (tells, tell) a joke.  5. Mom and Dad (laughs, laugh) too.  6. June (draw, draws) a picture.  7. Mom and Dad (reads, read).  8. June and Sam (wait, waits) for the bus.  9. The horses (eats, eat) the hay.  10. The children (wrote, wrotes) a story.