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Action Words

jump
By: Mrs. Micah C. Rubang, LPT
What are we learning?

Today we are going to learn about action words


called verbs. We will practise recognising them
in our reading and look at how to use interesting
verbs to improve our writing.
A verb is an action word. It tells us what
someone or something is doing…

Alex dances well.


The fish swim in the
sea.
The choir sing
beautifully.
I relaxed on the
beach.
Cyril is chatting
on the phone.
sleep
jump think
argue
play smile
skip
shout
swim worry
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Action Words Worksheet


Sort the words below into verbs and not verbs.

Verbs Not Verbs

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Verbs Not Verbs

exercise dinosaur
impossible joke
whisper beautiful
more strong argue food
wander
laugh
goal frighten
guitar bake
scream
The verb is the most important word in a
sentence. It tell us what is being done in the
sentence…

Alex is dancing.

The verb ‘dancing’ tells the reader what the subject of


the sentence (Alex) is doing.
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Action Words Worksheet


Underline the verb in each sentence.

1. Fred is reading his book slowly.


4. Charlie ran as fast as lightning.
2. The vicious bear growled.
5. Lucy posted a letter to her friend.
3. The mouse nibbled the cheese.

Circle the verb with the similar meaning.

walk disappear run push moan

stroll open drive argue speak vanish dive sprint ride roar break shove groan fall grow

Change the highlighted verb to a more interesting verb.

1. Imran disappeared from inside the haunted house. _________________________


2. The baby threw her teddy out of the pram. _________________________
3. The stack of plates fell to the floor. _________________________
4. ‘Please, help me,’ I said. _________________________
5. Gerry smiled from ear to ear. _________________________
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Fred is reading
reading his
book slowly.
The vicious bear
growled.
growled
The mouse nibbled
nibbled
the
cheese.
Charlie ran
ranas fast as
lightning.
Lucy posted
posted a letter to
her friend.
When writing it is important to use interesting verbs
to make our sentences clearer and more exciting for
the reader…

The mouse ran away.


becomes…
The mouse scurried away.
By changing the verb ‘ran’ to ‘scurried’ the
reader has a clearer picture of the action of the
mouse and the sentence becomes more
interesting.
stroll
walk open
drive
argue
disappear speak
vanish
dive
run sprint
ride
roar
push break
shove
groan
moan fall
grow
Imran disappeared
vanishedfrom inside
the haunted house.
The baby hurled
threwher teddy out
of the pram.
The stack of plates crashed
to the floor.
‘Please, help me,’ I screamed.
Gerry grinned
smiledfrom ear
to ear.
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Action Words Worksheet


Remember: a verb is an action or doing word.

Underline the verb in each sentence.

1. Michael kissed his grandmother goodbye. 6. I thought it was time for lunch.

2. The flowers wilted in the sun. 7. The lions roared noisily as they lay in the sun.

3. Kevin scored the winning goal and leapt into the air. 8. I decided to wear the purple jumper.

4. The cat snoozed in front of the fire. 9. The trees rustled in the wind.

5. Saira painted a beautiful picture. 10. The scientist invented a talking vacuum cleaner.

Choose an interesting verb to complete each sentence.

1. The boy _______________ home from school.


2. The clown _______________ the children in the audience.
3. Sally _______________ her lunch quickly.
4. I _______________ into the river.
5. The builder _______________ the nail into the wood.
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Action Words Worksheet Answers


Remember: a verb is an action or doing word.

Underline the verb in each sentence.

1. Michael kissed his grandmother goodbye. 6. I thought it was time for lunch.

2. The flowers wilted in the sun. 7. The lions roared noisily as they lay in the sun.

3. Kevin scored the winning goal and leapt into the air. 8. I decided to wear the purple jumper.

4. The cat snoozed in front of the fire. 9. The trees rustled in the wind.

5. Saira painted a beautiful picture. 10. The scientist invented a talking vacuum cleaner.

Choose an interesting verb to complete each sentence.

1. strolled
The boy _______________ home from school.
2. terrified the children in the audience.
The clown _______________
Example answers.
3. scoffed
Sally _______________ her lunch quickly. Any suitable verb will
4. tumbled
I _______________ into the river. be acceptable
5. battered the nail into the wood.
The builder _______________
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