Action Words Worksheet – Verb Practice

Students identify pictured actions and write matching verbs from a word bank, including paint, dance, knit and photograph.
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Preschool–Junior Kindergarten, Grades 1–3
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Updated Aug 02, 2021

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Vocabulary, Language Development, ELA
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Action Verb Worksheet
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This worksheet is a great way for students to learn how to describe pictures with more vivid verbs. By using a provided word bank, students will be able to add more detail to their writing. This is a great resource for teachers who want to help their students improve their writing skills.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify an action represented in a picture

  • Select a precise verb from a word bank

  • Connect creative activities with their written action names

Teaching tips

  • Act out a few bank words before matching so learners attend to the action rather than the object.

  • After completion, use selected verbs in oral sentences with different subjects.

Skills covered

  • Verb identification — pictures are labelled with action words.

  • Visual vocabulary — creative processes are interpreted from illustrations.

  • Word-bank discrimination — closely related activity terms are matched precisely.

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Core concepts

  • Action words

  • Creative verbs

  • Picture-word matching

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