Action Verbs worksheet for identifying verbs in sentences.

To find the action verbs, we need to look at each sentence and identify the word that describes what the subject is doing. An action verb shows physical or mental activity.

Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each sentence:

1. Sam is bouncing the ball.
* What is Sam doing? He is bouncing.
2. Tim cried when he received the award.
* What did Tim do? He cried.
* What did he do with the award? He received it.
3. Sally was laughing while watching the funny video.
* What was Sally doing? She was laughing.
* What else was she doing? She was watching.
4. She drives her car by herself.
* What does she do? She drives.
5. My mother takes a nap in the evening.
* What does my mother do? She takes (a nap).
6. I am going on vacation next week.
* What am I doing? I am going.
7. My brother frowned at me.
* What did my brother do? He frowned.
8. The race appears to be over.
* In this sentence, "appears" is a linking verb (it connects the subject to a description), not an action verb. There are no action verbs here.
9. My sister likes to go ice skating.
* What does my sister do mentally? She likes something.
* What does she like to do physically? She likes to go (ice skating).
10. We usually clean our house on Sundays.
* What do we do? We clean.
11. I am completing my absent classwork.
* What am I doing? I am completing.

Final Answer:
1. bouncing
2. cried, received
3. laughing, watching
4. drives
5. takes
6. going
7. frowned
8. (No action verb)
9. likes, go
10. clean
11. completing