Identifying Action Verbs and Nouns

What is a noun?

• A word that shows action

• A word that describes something

• A person, place, or thing

• A word that connects ideas

What is an action verb?

• Words that tell what nouns do

• Words that name a person, place, or thing

• Words that describe nouns

• Words that connect sentences

Which word shows action for a teacher?

• The

• teacher

• teaches

• a

Which word shows action for a gas station?

• station

• gas

• sells

• car

Which word shows action for an alarm clock?

• alarm

• clock

• ticks

• loud

What action does the rat do in the picture?

• sleeps

• eats

• runs

• hides

What action does the dog do in the picture?

• barks

• sits

• runs

• plays

In the sentence "The little girl sang," which word is the action verb?

• little

• girl

• sang

• the

In the sentence "He speaks to his mother," which word is the action verb?

• He

• speaks

• mother

• to

In the sentence "They grow flowers," which word is the action verb?

• They

• grow

• flowers

• beautiful