Action Verbs

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Action Verbs

An action verb is a word that shows what someone or something is doing. examples: Mary sleeps on the couch.

Jason's best friend thinks of a plan. Ken and his mother cook dinner.

Circle the action verb in each sentence. 1. Sal listens to his favorite song. 2. Craig hits the baseball over the fence. 3. The little pig grunts. 4. The roof of the house leaks. 5. The hunter searches for a deer. 6. Dr. Gold examines his patient. 7. The bluebird in the tree sings beautifully. 8. The football team dashes out of the locker room. 9. Paul reads The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 10. Mrs. Gray buys a roll of paper towels at the store. 11. Judy solves the mystery. 12. Harold finds a purple crayon.

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Action Verbs

Tell whether each word is an action verb or noun. Write the words action verb next to each action verb. Write the word noun next to each noun.

13. swims __________________________ 14. thinks __________________________ 15. sneezes __________________________ 16. clock __________________________ 17. tooth __________________________ 18. drives __________________________ 19. takes __________________________

20. basketball __________________________

21. plays

__________________________

22. relaxes

__________________________

23. grass

__________________________

24. game

__________________________

25. writes

__________________________

26. book

__________________________

Write a sentence with an action verb to describe each picture. Underline the action verb.

27. ______________________________________________________________

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28. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

29. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY

Action Verbs

An action verb is a word that shows what someone or something is doing. examples: Mary sleeps on the couch.

Jason's best friend thinks of a plan. Ken and his mother cook dinner.

Circle the action verb in each sentence. 1. Sal listens to his favorite song. 2. Craig hits the baseball over the fence. 3. The little pig grunts . 4. The roof of the house leaks . 5. The hunter searches for a deer. 6. Dr. Gold examines his patient. 7. The bluebird in the tree sings beautifully. 8. The football team dashes out of the locker room. 9. Paul reads The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 10. Mrs. Gray buys a roll of paper towels at the store. 11. Judy solves the mystery. 12. Harold finds a purple crayon.

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ANSWER KEY

Action Verbs

Tell whether each word is an action verb or noun. Write the words action verb next to each action verb. Write the word noun next to each noun.

13. swims ____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________ 14. thinks ____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________ 15. sneezes ____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________ 16. clock ____n__o_u__n_________________ 17. tooth ____n__o_u__n_________________ 18. drives ____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________ 19. takes ____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________

20. basketball ____n__o_u__n_________________

21. plays

____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________

22. relaxes

____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________

23. grass

____n__o_u__n_________________

24. game

____n__o_u__n_________________

25. writes

____a__c_t_i_o_n__v__e_r_b__________

26. book

____n__o_u__n_________________

Write a sentence with an action verb to describe each picture. Underline the action verb. Answers will vary. Sample answers shown.

27.

___M__r_._J_o__n_e__s_e__a__ts__a__s_l_ic__e__o__f_p__ie__. ___________________________

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28.

___M__r_s_._G__r_e__e_n__r_e_a__d__s_a__b__o__o_k__t_o__h_e__r_b__a_b__y_._________________

______________________________________________________________

29.

___J_u__n_e__w__r_a_p__s__a__p_r_e__s_e_n__t.___________________________________

______________________________________________________________

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