An action verb expresses
an action. It tells what a person or a thing does.
Examples include: Muskrats
swim in marshes.
We
built a
fantastic sandcastle.
Activity: Use a sheet of sheet of paper and choose an action verb for each
sentence.
1. The students ____________ a book for the summer.
a. talked b.
read c. looked d. walked
2. The teacher __________ on the chalkboard with a
piece of chalk.
a. wiped b. liked
c. write d. wrote
3. We like to _________ breakfast in the morning.
a. eat b. ate
c. talk d. sit
4. The dog ___________ the cat up the tree.
a. walked b. chased
c. licked d. jumped
5. All the children ___________ in the city pool.
a. sat b. talked
c. swam d.
built