Action Verbs

By Chiara Piccinno

What is an action verb?

An action verb shows an action.
An action verb shows what the subject does or did with their mind or body.
Example: Adam runs a marathon.
Nur studied really hard.
Ilyas eats an ice cream.

Drag and Drop

Choose the correct verb.

The baby​

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in her crib.

We ​

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books at the library.

Nur ​

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with her toys.

My mum ​

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at the funny joke.

The dogs are ​

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each other at the park.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

sleeps

read

plays

laughed

chasing

Open Ended

Write as many actions verbs as you can think of. You have two minutes!

Open Ended

Find the action verbs in the sentences.
1) The baker makes fresh bread every morning.

2) We planted flowers in our garden.

3) The lion roared loudly.

4) I built a tall tower with my blocks.

5) He kicks the soccer ball into the goal.

6) The fish swim in the clear, blue water.

Open Ended

Choose two action verbs and write two sentences:
climb; dance; talk; swim; think; fly; brush.