Fantastic Mr Fox - Lesson 5 - Verbs Worksheet

In this engaging English teaching resource, students are given the opportunity to enhance their understanding of verbs through a worksheet based on the classic tale "Fantastic Mr Fox". The worksheet is divided into two main activities. In the first activity, students are asked to read sentences taken directly from the story and identify the verbs by underlining them. This includes phrases such as 'Driving their machines like maniacs' and 'Boggis was hopping about like a dervish and shouting, "Faster! Faster!"'. These sentences provide vivid imagery of the action taking place and challenge the students to pinpoint the words that represent actions or states of being.

The second part of the worksheet encourages students to actively use verbs by placing them into given sentences, thereby practising verb conjugation and sentence completion. They must think creatively to fill in the blanks in sentences such as 'The rain ____________ from the clouds' and 'The diver ____________ into the pool.' This exercise not only tests their knowledge of verbs but also their ability to match the correct verb to the context of the sentence. By the end of the worksheet, students will have a stronger grasp of how verbs are used to convey action and narrative within a story, enhancing both their reading comprehension and writing skills.