Action Verbs
An action verb is a verb that expresses physical or mental action. The
action verb tells us what the subject of our clause or sentence is
doing-physically or mentally.
Examples: run, studies, eats, thinks, perceives, sleeps, screams, plays,
suspects, listens, wins, suggests, elucidates, celebrates, educates, cooks
Directions: Circle the action verb(s) 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.
Directions: 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 _____________________
