Action Verbs in Sentences

Read your sentence CLEARLY. After reading the sentence, identify the action verb. Ex: Three puppies chased my kitten in the yard. The action verb is "chased."

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is the verb?
Lily squeezed her new teddy bear very tight.

• her

• Lily

• squeezed

• very

Which word is the verb? Anna reads her book each day.  

• Anna

• book

• reads

• day

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word is the verb?
Charlotte brought cupcakes for her friends.

• Charlotte

• cupcakes

• her

• brought

Which word is the verb?
Ellie looked out of her window when she heard the noise.

• noise

• Ellie

• looked

• window

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word is the verb?
Jaime brushed her hair.

• hair

• brushed

• Jaime

• her

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word is the verb?
Henry held a new puppy last Saturday.

• held

• Saturday

• Henry

• puppy

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word is the verb?
Jacob flew his new dragon kite.

• dragon

• Jacob

• kite

• flew

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

• ate

• sang

• drank

• looked

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B