Action verb worksheets | Worsheets library - Free Printable

Let’s go through each part of the worksheet step by step.

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Part 1: Circle the action verbs in the sentences.

Remember: An action verb tells what the subject is doing.

1. The dog chewed the stick.
→ “Chewed” is what the dog did → ✔ Action verb

2. Melanie climbed the stairs two steps at a time.
→ “Climbed” is what Melanie did → ✔ Action verb

3. Fred pushed the swing for his little sister.
→ “Pushed” is what Fred did → ✔ Action verb

4. The workers installed a new window in the living room.
→ “Installed” is what the workers did → ✔ Action verb

5. The children ate all their food.
→ “Ate” is what the children did → ✔ Action verb

✔ So, circle: chewed, climbed, pushed, installed, ate

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Part 2: Write two sentences with an action verb in each. Then circle the action verbs.

You can make up your own! Here are two examples:

1. I kicked the ball across the field.
→ “Kicked” is the action → circle it

2. She danced to her favorite song.
→ “Danced” is the action → circle it

(You can write any two sentences you like — just make sure they have an action verb!)

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Part 3: Identify noun (N) and verb (V) underlined words.

We’re told:
- N = noun (a person, place, thing, or idea)
- V = verb (an action word)

Look at sentence 1 as an example:
“Mark had the key under the welcome mat.”
→ “had” is marked with V → that’s correct (it’s the action)
→ “key” is marked with N → that’s correct (it’s a thing)

Now let’s do the rest:

2. Felix entered the room quietly.
→ “entered” = action → label it V

3. After dinner, the boys completed their homework.
→ “completed” = action → label it V

4. Jane walked her dog to the park after school.
→ “walked” = action → label it V

5. The girls played with their mother’s make up.
→ “played” = action → label it V

Wait — look again! In sentence 4, “park” is also underlined? Let me check the original image description...

Actually, looking back at the user’s text:
In sentence 4: “Jane walked her dog to the park after school.” — both “walked” and “park” are underlined? But in the example, only one word per sentence was labeled.

Looking at the pattern from sentence 1: Only ONE word per sentence is underlined and needs labeling.

So let’s assume only the first underlined word in each sentence is to be labeled (as shown in #1).

But wait — in the user’s text, sentence 4 says:
“Jane walked her dog to the park after school.” — and “walked” and “park” are both underlined? Actually, re-reading:

User wrote:
> 4. Jane walked her dog to the park after school.

And in the original problem, likely only “walked” is underlined? Or maybe “park”? Let’s think logically.

In sentence 1: “had” (verb) and “key” (noun) were both underlined and labeled separately.

Ah! So in some sentences, TWO words are underlined — one noun, one verb — and we need to label each.

Let’s re-express based on standard worksheet design:

Sentence 1: “Mark had the key...” → “had” = V, “key” = N → already done.

Sentence 2: “Felix entered the room quietly.” → only “entered” is underlined? Or “room”? User didn’t specify which words are underlined beyond sentence 1.

This is ambiguous. But since the instruction says: “There are two words underlined in the following sentences”, and sentence 1 has two underlined words (“had” and “key”), then likely each sentence has two underlined words.

But in the user’s text, only sentence 1 shows two labels. For others, no indication.

To resolve this, I’ll assume that in each sentence, the first underlined word is the verb and the second is the noun — matching sentence 1’s pattern.

But actually, looking at common worksheets, often only one word per sentence is underlined for identification.

Given the confusion, let’s use logic and typical grade 3 level:

In sentence 2: “Felix entered the room quietly.” — if only one word is underlined, it’s probably “entered” → V

But the instruction says “two words underlined in the following sentences” — plural — meaning multiple sentences have two underlined words.

Perhaps in sentence 2, “entered” and “room” are underlined? “Entered” = V, “room” = N

Similarly:

Sentence 3: “completed” (V) and “homework” (N)

Sentence 4: “walked” (V) and “park” (N)

Sentence 5: “played” (V) and “make up” (N) — but “make up” might be considered one noun phrase.

Since the example in sentence 1 labeled “had” as V and “key” as N, we’ll follow that pattern.

So:

2. Felix entered (V) the room (N) quietly.
→ Label “entered” as V, “room” as N

3. After dinner, the boys completed (V) their homework (N).
→ “completed” = V, “homework” = N

4. Jane walked (V) her dog to the park (N) after school.
→ “walked” = V, “park” = N

5. The girls played (V) with their mother’s make up (N).
→ “played” = V, “make up” = N (treated as one noun)

But note: in sentence 5, “make up” is written as two words but functions as one noun (cosmetics).

Also, in sentence 4, “dog” could be a noun too — but if only two words are underlined per sentence, and following the pattern, it’s likely the verb and the object noun.

To match the example exactly:

In sentence 1: subject’s action (had) + object (key)

So similarly:

2. entered (action) + room (object/place)

3. completed (action) + homework (object)

4. walked (action) + park (destination/place)

5. played (action) + make up (object)

Yes, that makes sense.

So final labels:

2. entered → V, room → N
3. completed → V, homework → N
4. walked → V, park → N
5. played → V, make up → N

But since the worksheet may expect only one label per underlined word, and assuming each sentence has two underlined words (like sentence 1), we assign accordingly.

However, to keep it simple for a grade 3 student, and since the user’s text doesn’t specify which words are underlined beyond sentence 1, I will provide the most logical answer based on common practice.

Actually, re-reading the user’s input:

> There are two words underlined in the following sentences. Identify the noun with an "N" and the verb with a "V".

Then sentence 1 is given as example with “had”=V and “key”=N.

For sentence 2: “Felix entered the room quietly.” — likely “entered” and “room” are underlined.

Similarly for others.

So I’ll proceed with that.

Final Answer Section will list all answers clearly.

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Final Answer:

Part 1: Circle these action verbs:
1. chewed
2. climbed
3. pushed
4. installed
5. ate

Part 2: Example sentences (you can write your own):
1. I kicked the ball. → circle “kicked”
2. She danced to music. → circle “danced”

Part 3: Label underlined words:
2. entered → V, room → N
3. completed → V, homework → N
4. walked → V, park → N
5. played → V, make up → N