Grammar Worksheet · Grades 1–3
Action Verbs Worksheet
A printable grammar worksheet for grades 1-3 that helps students recognize action verbs. Students identify the verb in 12 short subject-and-verb phrases and then pull out the action verb from each of 8 complete sentences. A complete answer key is included.
Subject
Grammar
Grades
Grades 1–3
Skill Focus
Action Verbs, verbs
Lesson Length
15 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Action verbs are the easiest verbs for early grammar students to picture, and they make the perfect on-ramp to identifying other kinds of verbs later. This worksheet keeps things concrete: every prompt names something a person, animal, or thing does.
Section A drills 12 short subject-and-verb phrases. Students circle the action word and copy it onto the line. Section B raises the difficulty by embedding the verb inside a full sentence, so students have to ignore the subject, object, and modifiers and find the word that names the action.
Page 2 is a complete answer key in a compact two-column grid for quick spot-checking. This worksheet pairs naturally with the Helping Verbs Worksheet, which introduces verbs that pair with a main action verb.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box aloud and ask students to call out an action verb that matches a motion you mime.
Have students work Section A independently as a quick warm-up.
Model Section B item 13 aloud so students hear where the action verb sits in a longer sentence.
Use the answer key on page 2 for self-check or aide spot-check.
Pair with the Helping Verbs Worksheet to extend the lesson.
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Action Verbs Worksheet
A printable grammar worksheet for grades 1-3 that helps students recognize action verbs. Students identify the verb in 12 short subject-and-verb phrases and then pull out the action verb from each of 8 complete sentences. A complete answer key is included.
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