Action Verbs

What is a verb?

Define: Verb

• An action

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that gives more detail about nouns

• A word that gives more detail about verbs

Elizabeth climbed the tree really fast. Which word is the verb?

• Elizabeth

• Really

• Climbed

• Fast

What is the action verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the platter.

• My

• mother

• carried

• platter

What is the action verb in the sentence?
I believe it will rain today.

• believe

• will

• rain

• today

A transitive verb TRANSFERS the action to an object.
What is the transitive verb in this sentence?
Mrs. Brown opened the door with great difficulty.

• opened

• door

• great

• difficulty

Carol plays at the beach.

What type of verb is the underline verb?

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

• Helping Verb

What is an action verb?

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that shows an action

• A word that connects two clauses

• A word that modifies an adjective

Identify the action verb in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• cat

• chased

• mouse

• the

Which sentence contains an action verb?

• The cake was delicious.

• She is a talented singer.

• He quickly ran to the store.

• The sky is blue.