Identifying Action Verbs

What is an action verb?

• who or what the sentence is about

• the author's purpose

• what the whole story is about

• what the subject is doing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Jason ran to the park after school.

• ran

• park

• school

• Jason

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Mrs. Manneson taught her students how to read.

• students

• taught

• how

• Mrs. Manneson

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Did Ally complete her math homework?

• Ally

• complete

• homework

• math

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Felicity drinks apple juice for snack every day.

• juice

• snack

• drinks

• apple

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

I wrote an essay for English class.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

My mother bought a new golf cart for Christmas.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Amy and Jasmine studied for their test.

• Jasmine

• studied

• test

• and

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Leslie came to dinner with us.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Write a complete sentence with an action verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B