Action Words: Match Verbs to Pictures
Choose action words from the bank and label the pictures of familiar activities.

- Year groups
- Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 2–4 (Key Stages 1–2)
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Subject
- Vocabulary, Language Development, English
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
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About this resource
This worksheet is a great way for students to learn how to describe pictures with more vivid verbs. The provided word bank will help them to improve their writing.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Match each pictured action with its verb.
Teaching tips
- Optional speaking extension: combine the pictured subject and selected verb in a complete sentence.
Skills covered
- Verb recognition — use image details to select a word from the action bank.
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National Curriculum in England
National Curriculum in England expectations
England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation — use and understand the grammatical terminology in English appendix 2 in discussing their writing
Core concepts
- Action verbs
- Daily activities
- Visual vocabulary
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