1st Grade Verbs: Action Words Worksheet
A verb is an action word — it tells what someone or something does. Find the verb in each sentence.
- Homework
- Centers
- Review
- Morning Work
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- Grade
- 1st Grade
- Subject
- Grammar
- Skill
- Verbs
- Topic
- action verbs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 12 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, morning work
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will identify the action verb in a simple sentence and use action verbs in their own sentences.
- Spotting the action word in a sentence
- Understanding what a verb does
- Writing a sentence with an action word
Worksheet Preview
Action words make sentences move
A verb is an action word — it tells what someone or something does. Jump, read, swim, sing: every sentence needs one. Learning to find the verb is the first step toward writing complete, lively sentences.
How to use it
For each sentence, ask “What is the person or animal doing?” That word is the verb. Acting out the action makes it memorable. Builds toward verb tenses later on.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Ask 'What is the person doing?' to find the verb. Acting out a few verbs (jump, run, clap) makes the idea stick.
🏠 Parent note
Have your child act out the action word in each sentence — it makes verbs easy to spot.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Choosing the noun instead of the action
- Picking a describing word instead of the verb
Answer Key
The action verb in each sentence is given.
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