Action Verbs


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



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