Action Verbs

What do you call words that show action or state of being?

• nouns

• pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

Choose THREE (3) sentences containing action verbs.

• Mary went to the grocery to buy canned goods.

• Jean and Lara are sisters.

• Mae called her friends via Line.

• I water the plants in the garden everyday.

What is the verb in the sentence below?

Phillip reads a few pages everyday.

• Philip

• pages

• reads

• everyday

What is the verb in the sentence below?

Haley climbed the mountain on Friday.

• Haley

• mountain

• Friday

• climbed

What is the verb in the sentence below?

Liza traveled on an airplane and a boat.

• Liza

• airplane

• on

• traveled

Which of the following is an action verb?

• barked

• red

• someone

• quietly

Complete the sentence with the correct action verb: I ____ the whole bag of Doritos.

• ate

• sang

• drank

• looked

Complete the sentence with the correct action verb: The Christmas choir _____ at a lovely concert.

• sang

• rang

• crafted

• picked

Choose two verbs that will best complete the sentence: Mike _______ the book today.

• read

• finished

• looked

• threw

Which of the sentences contain an action verb?

• Taylor is busy today.

• Chris went to the hospital for a check up.

• Leo and John are brothers.

• She is quite sad.