Verb Types Poster
This set of Verb Types Posters explains the four different types of verbs. It provides a description along with examples, both written and visual. The following verb types are included:
- Saying Verbs
- Thinking Verbs
- Action Verbs
- Relating Verbs
This resource links to Years 3 & 4 of the Australian Curriculum.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to recognise parts of speech used to structure a sentence.
- We are learning to recognise parts of speech used to structure a sentence.
- We are learning that verbs are doing, thinking, saying and relating words.
- We are learning that time is represented through verb tense, e.g. she arrived, she is arriving.
- We are learning to understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence, e.g. informative texts are usually written in present tense.
- We are learning that verbs are doing, thinking, saying and relating words and that time is represented through verb tense, e.g. she arrived, she is arriving.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E1LA06
9
Understand that a simple sentence consists of a single independent clause representing a single event or idea
AC9E3LA07
9
Understand how verbs represent different processes for doing, feeling, thinking, saying and relating
AC9E3LA08
9
Understand that verbs are anchored in time through tense
AC9E4LA09
9
Understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence
ACELA1451
8.4
Identify the parts of a simple sentence that represent ‘What’s happening?’, ‘What state is being described?’, ‘Who or what is involved?’ and the surrounding circumstances
ACELA1482
8.4
Understand that verbs represent different processes, for example: doing, thinking, saying, and relating and that these processes are anchored in time through tense
EN1-4A
old
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
EN2-9B
old
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
EN2-8B
old
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
EN1-RECOM-01
new
Comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning
EN1-CWT-01
new
Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
VCELA178
Identify the parts of a simple sentence that represent ‘What’s happening?’, ‘Who or what is involved?’ and the surrounding circumstances
VCELA262
Understand that verbs represent different processes (doing, thinking, saying, and relating) and that these processes are anchored in time through tense
VCELY258
Analyse how different texts use verb groups to represent different processes (action, thinking, feeling, saying, relating)
VCELA246
Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose, audience and context, including tense and types of sentences
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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