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Action Verbs Practice

A second-grade English Language Arts worksheet focusing on identifying and using action verbs in sentences.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechVerbsVerb TypesAction Verbs
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksShort AnswerTrue / FalseWord Bank

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.d

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ELAGrammarAction VerbsGrade 2
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Action Verbs Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. An action verb tells what someone or something does.

1. Which word in the sentence is an action verb?

The bird sings a pretty song.

a

bird

b

sings

c

pretty

d

song

2. Which word in the sentence is an action verb?

My dog barks loudly at the mailman.

a

dog

b

loudly

c

barks

d

mailman

Fill in the blank with an action verb to complete each sentence.

3. The chef   delicious food.

4. The children   in the park.

5. Write a sentence using the action verb 'run'.

running shoes

6. Write a sentence using the action verb 'eat'.

7. The word 'happy' is an action verb.

T

True

F

False

8. The word 'jump' is an action verb.

T

True

F

False

Use the action verbs from the word bank to complete the sentences below. Each verb can only be used once.

read
draw
play

9. My sister likes to   books.

10. We will   soccer after school.

11. The artist will   a beautiful picture.