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Action Words
1st Grade
Cheryl M. Hamilton
We learned about the naming part
of a sentence.
The naming part of a sentence tells
us…
Who?
What?
We learned about action parts of a sentence.
The action part of a sentence is made of the words
that tell what a person or thing does.
A verb is a word that
.
shows action
An action word or verb is
something you can do.
Here are some
verbs. You
should be able
to do these
things.
run jump
singdance
swim kick
Example
• Mrs. Hamilton rings the bell.
• Rings is the action verb in the sentence.
Example
• Minnie Mouse writes her name for Grady.
• Writes is the action verb in the sentence.
Example
• The class walks in the hall.
• Walks is the action verb in the sentence.
•
Remember
• An action verb is a word that show what someone
or something is doing.
•
Let’s
Practice
• Circle the action verb in each sentence below.
• Sal listens to his favorite song.
• Craig hits the baseball over the fence.
• The little pig grunts.
• Dr. Gold examines his patient.
• The bluebird in the tree sings beautifully.
• Harold finds a purple crayon.