Action Verb Review

What is the best definition for an action verb?

• A person, place, or thing with a specific name

• something that you do

• A person, place, or thing that is not specific

• A descriptive word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Mom made spaghetti for dinner.

• made

• dinner

• mom

• for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Sami skated across the icy pond.

• Sami

• across

• icy

• skated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

We left school at 3:30.

• 3:30

• school

• left

• at

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

The dog barked all night long and woke up my baby sister.

• dog and barked

• barked and up

• woke and barked

• night and long

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

I overslept last night and rushed to get to school.

• overslept and rushed

• overslept and night

• overslept and school

• rushed and night

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is best descriptive verb to replace the underline verb with?

"Hello, Mrs. Jones!" Glenda said.

• replied

• asked

• exclaimed

• cried

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is best descriptive verb to replace the underline verb with?

The girls laughed as they walked to dance class.

• strolled

• sprinted

• ran

• hopped

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is best descriptive verb to replace the underline verb with?

I had to pull the suitcase across the floor because it was too heavy.

• leave

• drag

• carry

• grab

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is best descriptive verb to replace the underline verb with?

The runners ran across the field extremely fast.

• sprinted

• strolled

• jogged

• walked

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E