Verbs form the 'action' in sentences. In this topic, we discuss the two most important ones - mental and action verbs. Share on FB and redeem all worksheets or download samples from www.languagelab.sg/books.

1. Languagelab 3.2
Master Mental and Action
Verbs

2. Recall: Nouns and Verbs
1) James swims.
2) Corrine jogs.
3) David reads.
4) Jamie cycles.
5) David and James study together.
6) Jamie and Corrine play together.
These are complete sentences because they each
have a Noun and a Verb in them. Can you tell
what are they?

3. Nouns and Verbs
In the previous sentences, they are all Proper
Nouns – specific names given to specific
people or things.
Verbs are important too.
They describe what the subjects (or the Nouns)
are doing. Without verbs, the sentences will
be incomplete.

4. Challenge
Q: Can you give a sentence with
no Nouns or Verbs?

5. No Challenge!
A: You can't because there's no such
sentence!
All sentences must come with a Noun
and a Verb.

6. Types of Verbs
Verbs describe what your characters and
other subjects are doing
The verb carries the key idea.
Verbs are also called action words as they
are all about action of some kind.
We will talk about two types of Verbs that
are most common in most sentences -
Action and Mental Verbs.

7. Action Verbs
Action Verbs show physical action.
Verbs like swim, study, read, play, run and jog
are all Action Verbs as they involve
movement of the body.
Q: Can you think of other
Action Verbs?

8. Examples of Action Verbs
In school :
exercise, study, revise, learn, read,
write, count, draw.
At home :
Sleep, eat, play, dream,
do, clean, nap, feed

9. Mental Verbs
Mental Verbs are verbs which show
mental action.
Verbs like think, decide, reflect, consider and
pause are all Mental Verbs as they involve
motion too, in this case, mental
processes of the mind.
Q: Can you think of other Mental Verbs?

10. Verbs Change Meanings
Different Verbs, Different Meanings
1) Jamie was playing with her friend. (action)
2) Jamie was fighting with her friend. (action)
3) Jamie was studying with her friend. (action)
4) Mary was mad at her friend. (mental)
5) Mary was thinking about her friend.
(mental)
6) Mary remembered her friend. (mental)

11. Learning Activity
Complete the following sentences with verbs of
your own.
He likes to _______ for his pastime.
He likes to _______ for his pastime.
He likes to _______ for his pastime.
They are _______ ; please don't disturb them.
They are _______ ; please don't disturb them.
They are _______ ; please don't disturb them.

12. Learning Activity Answers
Complete the following sentences with verbs
of your own.
He likes to sleep for his pastime.
He likes to swim for his pastime.
He likes to read for his pastime.
They are reading ; please don't disturb them.
They are studying ; please don't disturb them.
They are resting ; please don't disturb them.

13. Learning Milestones
Why are Verbs important in a sentence?
What are they often called?
What are the two types of verbs discussed
today and what do they mean?
What happens if we change the verb in a
sentence, while everything else remains
the same?

14. Learning Milestone Check
Verbs convey key ideas.
They are often called action words.
We discuss two main types of verbs –
action and mental.
Action verbs describe physical movements
while mental verbs describe processes in
the brain.
Changing a verb changes the entire
meaning of a sentence.

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