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

2. An action verb is something you can do.

3. 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

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

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

6. Matt _____ his ball. bring brings

7. Sam _____ up. jump jumps
jumps

8. Jen _____ in the pool.
swim swims
swims

9. Robby ____ on his mat.
nap naps
naps

10. Now let’s learn something new!!!

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

12. Kim and Tom _____ lunch.
eat eats
eat

13. We all _____ the bus.
ride rides
ride

14. Kenny and Jon ______.
swing swings
swing

15. Tate, Drew, and Pam _____.
read reads
read

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

17. 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.

18. I _____ the dog.
walk walks
walk

19. I _____ to my friend.
talk talks
talk

20. 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)