Action Words (Verbs)

A Today you'll learn

Understand action words (verbs) as doing words that show movement or action
Identify action words in simple sentences (jump, eat, sleep, read, swim)
Act out and mimic action words playfully

B Let's understand

Action words tell us what someone or something is doing! They are full of energy and movement. You can do them with your body: jump, run, dance, hop, wave, clap, and smile! You can do them in school: read, write, draw, and listen. Animals do action words too: frogs hop, birds fly, and fish swim. Whenever a word tells you what a person, animal, or thing is doing, it is an action word (verb)!

C See it step by step

Example 1: In the sentence "The rabbit hops across the grass," what is the action word?

Ask: What is the rabbit doing?
The rabbit "hops".
"hops" is the action word.

Example 2: Which word is an action word: "apple" or "eat"?

"apple" is the name of a fruit (naming word).
"eat" is what you do with your mouth (action word).
Action word: eat.

D Your turn

Which word is an action word?

Look back at "Let's understand" above for a clue.

E Ready to practise?

Action words (verbs) are doing words

Action words (verbs) are doing words.

They tell what people

They tell what people, animals, and things do.

Examples

Examples: jump, play, read, sleep, laugh, swim.

Key idea 4

You can act out action words with movements and gestures.

Every complete sentence has an action word

Every complete sentence has an action word.

Warm up

1. Circle the action word: "The baby laughs happily."

2. What action word do birds do in the sky?

3. What action word do fish do in the water?

Practise

4. Fill in the blank: I _______ (read / cup) a storybook every night.

5. Fill in the blank: Frogs _______ (hop / fly) on lily pads.

6. Is "sleep" an action word? (Yes / No)

Challenge

7. Give two action words you do in the playground.

8. Find the action word: "The dog barks at the mailman."

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Question 1: Circle the action word: "The baby laughs happily."

Answer: laughs

Question 2: What action word do birds do in the sky?

Answer: Fly

Question 3: What action word do fish do in the water?

Answer: Swim

Question 4: Fill in the blank: I _______ (read / cup) a storybook every night.

Answer: read

Question 5: Fill in the blank: Frogs _______ (hop / fly) on lily pads.

Answer: hop

Question 6: Is "sleep" an action word? (Yes / No)

Answer: Yes

Question 7: Give two action words you do in the playground.

Answer: Run, slide, swing, jump, play (any two)

Question 8: Find the action word: "The dog barks at the mailman."

Answer: barks