ACTION WORDS

ACTION WORDS

Words that tell what something or someone does are called action words.

A sentence has to include at least one action word to complete its thought. Action words help the reader to understand about what subjects do.

In this lesson, you are expected to recognize common action words in stories.

Read the story below. 

Every morning, Kate and Len wake up early. They eat breakfast and help their parents. They prepare the things needed in their study. Then, they answer their modules with their parents. They love doing these everyday.

Using the story above, answer the questions below.

Open Ended

What do Kate and Len do every morning?

Kate and Len ________________ early.

Open Ended

What do Kate and Len do after preparing their things?

Kate and Len _____________ their modules.

Notice the highlighted words. The words wake up, eat, help, prepare, answer, love are called action words. They talk about what Kate and Len do every morning.

Open Ended

Complete the story. Choose the correct action words inside the box. Use the picture to guide.

Action Words

Action words are words that show movement. It refers to what we can do. These action words are used to make a story or sentence.

Lani sleeps well.

Mira and Lisa play every afternoon.

We eat together.

Rita dances gracefully.

She sings her favorite song.

Open Ended

Match the pictures in Column A with the correct action words in Column B. Write the letters of your answers in your notebook.

Read the story. Identify the action words used. 

My Best Friend

By: Mary Rose P. Genovania

My best friend is Rina. We play dolls together after class. We also share our snacks. We watch our favorite movies every Sunday. We help each other finish our assignment. Our parents buy us similar clothes and other things. We really love each other. She is my best friend forever.

Multiple Choice

What do Rina and her best friend do every Sunday?

• sing

• watch

Multiple Choice

What do they do together after class?

• play

• sleep

Multiple Choice

What do they do to their snacks?

• share

• fight

Multiple Choice

How do they finish their assignment ?

• help

• cry

Multiple Choice

How do they finish their assignment ?

• help

• cry

Multiple Choice

How do they value each other?

• love

• hope

Read the story. Recognize the action words used. Choose a happy face if the highlighted words show action and a sad face if not.

Multiple Choice

Mika (1) buys a new pet. It has long ears and a short fluffy tail.

Multiple Choice

It jumps over our (2) fence and play around. It hops quickly and hides.

Multiple Choice

(3) Mika looks at the backyard. She never sees her (4) pet.

Multiple Choice

She goes to her garden and walks around . At last, (5) she found her pet.

Read the story. Choose the correct action words to complete the story.

Open Ended

Our family goes to a trip every summer. We ( pack, throw ) our things for our trip. We ( fry , bake ) hotdog and egg, then ( drink, eat) our breakfast. I ( bring, wear ) my cellphone and ( take, move) pictures of every moment. We are all excited for our family trip.

Thank you. See you next week!

- Teacher Rosette

Open Ended

Words that tell what something or someone does are called (1)_________________. These action words are used to make (2) _________________ or sentences.