Name: ____________________________________________ Due Date:__________
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 below.
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.
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 _____________________
Name_________________
Due Date:__________
Action Verbs
An action verb is a word that shows what someone
or something is doing. It is found in the predicate
of a sentence.
Draw a line under the predicate of each sentence.
Then, write the action verb on the line.
1. The rocket blasts into the sky. ______________________
2. The big, black bear growled. ______________________
3. The baby crawls across the floor. ______________________
4. The picture hung on the wall. ______________________
5. I searched for my missing sock. ______________________
6. Carlita's brother grilled a steak. ______________________
7. Ken clicked the computer mouse. ______________________
8. Dr. Kip examines his patient. ______________________
9. My red shirt shrunk in the wash. ______________________
10. Mother hides the cookies. ______________________
11. Seven fish swim in the aquarium. ______________________
12. Amanda washes her car. ______________________
Action Verbs
An action verb tells what the subject of the sentence is doing.
examples: run, talk, skip, sleep, jump, hop, snore, go, sleep
James walked to the store.
Walked is the action verb because it tells what James was doing.
Circle the action verb in each sentence.
1. James found a box of toys.
2. My cell phone rang.
3. I chopped down the old pear tree.
4. Callie dashed off to school.
5. Megan finds a dime between the couch cushions.
6. The youngest child cried loudly.
7. Carlton squeezed the oranges into the bowl.
8. She stopped her bicycle on the sidewalk.
9. The dog eats her food.
10. Chloe bought a lovely necklace for her mother.
11. Alex's basketball bounced off the garage door.
12. Ava poured a glass of milk for his brother.
13. Ryan usually arrives on time.
14. We all sang songs around the campfire.
15. The fastest runner on our team tripped on his shoelace.
Name____________________
Due Date:________________
Action Verbs
An action verb tells what the subject of the sentence is doing.
example: Matt ran to the store.
Ran is the action verb because it tells what Matt was doing.
Read each set of words. Determine which word is the action verb and write it on
the
line.
1. big house jumped tree _____________________
2. table blanket see yellow _____________________
3. jog apple marker sink _____________________
4. letter drink kind potato _____________________
5. sun write chair baby _____________________
6. box food rang lamp _____________________
7. dug dog cat mouse _____________________
8. tool fork shirt climbs _____________