Name
Action verbs are words that
tell what the subject of the
sentence does.
ACTION VERBS
A. Underline the action verb in each sentence.
1. The villagers cheered loudly.
2. They added flavor to the cheese.
3. Please give them the milk.
4. He serves the cheese.
5. He emptied the buckets.
B. Circle the action verb in ( ) that paints a more vivid picture
of what the subject is doing.
1. The villagers (walked, paraded) across the floor.
2. Father (whispered, talked) to the baby.
3. The puppy (ate, gobbled) down his food.
4. The girl (skipped, went ) to her chair.
5. The ball (fell, bounced) down the stairs.
C. Write an action verb from the box to complete each sentence.
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whispered
laughed
1. We
laughed
2. She
sighed
3. Megan
whispered
sighed
at the playful kittens.
deeply and fell asleep.
to her friend in the library.
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Name
Action verbs are words that
tell what the subject of the
sentence does. Some action
verbs help to paint a clearer
picture in the reader’s mind.
ACTION VERBS
A. On the line, write the action verb in ( )
that paints a clearer picture.
snatched
1. A squirrel
2. It
cracked
3. The squirrel
4. Then it
an acorn. (took, snatched)
the acorn open. (cracked, broke)
nibbled
scrambled
the nut. (nibbled, ate)
up the tree. (went, scrambled)
B. Circle each verb. Then write the verb from the box that
gives a livelier picture of the action.
shouted
honked
ran
bounced
grabbed
1. The bus driver blew the horn.
honked
2. The girl got her books.
grabbed
3. She said, “Good-bye,” to her family.
shouted
ran
4. She went to the bus.
5. The bus moved down the bumpy road.
bounced
1. We dashed into the house.
2. I tiptoed past the sleeping baby.
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C. Write two sentences that show action. Use the verb dashed in
the first sentence. Use the word tiptoed in the second sentence.
Underline the verbs.
Name
ASSESSMENT
ACTION VERBS
A. Fill in the bubble next
to the action verb in each
sentence.
B. Read each sentence. Fill in
the bubble next to the more
vivid verb.
1. Crystal’s whole family arrived
for dinner.
1. The puppy
dinner
family
arrived
went
chased
2. She
all around the house
and yard.
2. Her grandmother hugged
everyone.
grandmother
hugged
everyone
3. Her aunt and uncle roasted a
huge turkey.
roasted
turkey
huge
4. Everyone ate the delicious meal.
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ate
Everyone
meal
after the ball.
dashed
went
3. A yellow cat
wooden fence.
through the
looked
peeked
4. Then the puppy
into the air.
high
leaped
moved
5. She
the ball.
got
grabbed
5. They cheered for the cooks!
cooks
They
cheered
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ANSWER KEY
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A. 1. cheered
2. added
3. give
B. 1. paraded
2. whispered
3. gobbled
C. 1. laughed
2. sighed
4. serves
5. emptied
4. skipped
5. bounced
3. whispered
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A. 1. snatched 3. nibbled
2. cracked 4. scrambled
B. 1. honked
4. ran
2. grabbed 5. bounced
3. shouted
C. answers will vary
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A. 1. arrived
2. hugged
3. roasted
B. 1. chased
2. dashed
3. peeked
4. ate
5. cheered
4. leaped
5. grabbed
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