Identify Action Verbs Printable Worksheets for Grade 1 - Kidpid - Free Printable

You’re looking at an “Action Verbs Worksheet” designed to help learners identify action verbs — words that describe what the subject of a sentence is *doing*.

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✔ What is an Action Verb?

An action verb expresses physical or mental action. Examples: *run, jump, think, eat, write, play, swim*.

It’s not a noun (person, place, thing), adjective (describing word), or number — it’s a *doing word*.

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🧩 Step-by-Step Solution:

Let’s go row by row and pick out the action verbs from the grid:

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#### Row 1:
> hill — flowers — rio — ground
→ “rio” is likely a typo or misprint. It might be meant to be “row” (as in row a boat) — which *is* an action verb. But as written, “rio” is a proper noun (a river or city). So unless it’s a mistake, we’ll skip it.
✔ No clear action verbs here.

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#### Row 2:
> peking — swarm — fly — touch
→ “peking” — likely meant to be “peak”? Or perhaps “pecking”? If it’s “peking”, it’s a place (Beijing). But if it’s meant to be “peck”, that’s an action verb.
But assuming it’s “peking” — not an action verb.
✔ swarm (to move in a group), fly (to move through air), touch (to make contact) → ✔ All are action verbs.

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#### Row 3:
> van — five — flour — television
→ All nouns. ✘ No action verbs.

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#### Row 4:
> states — read — woman — work
→ “states” can be a verb (“he states his opinion”) — so ✔
✔ read (to look at and understand text)
✔ work (to perform a task)
→ “woman” = noun ✘
✔ So: states, read, work

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#### Row 5:
> fork — soda — wash — kiss
→ “fork” = noun (utensil) or verb (“to fork a road”) — less common as verb
“soda” = noun
✔ wash (to clean)
✔ kiss (to touch with lips)
→ So: wash, kiss

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#### Row 6:
> bow — play — paint — ski
→ All are action verbs!
✔ bow (to bend forward, or to play a violin)
✔ play (to engage in activity)
✔ paint (to apply paint)
✔ ski (to glide on snow)
→ All 4 are action verbs!

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#### Row 7:
> george — bird — hug — flowers
→ “george” = person (noun)
“bird” = animal (noun)
✔ hug (to embrace)
“flowers” = noun
→ Only hug

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🎯 Final List of Action Verbs (to circle):

From the worksheet, these are the action verbs:

- swarm
- fly
- touch
- read
- work
- wash
- kiss
- bow
- play
- paint
- ski
- hug

*(Note: “states” can be an action verb too — if you’re being strict about grammar, include it. Some teachers may accept it.)*

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💡 Teaching Tip:

To check if a word is an action verb, ask:
👉 *“Can a person or thing DO this?”*
If yes → it’s likely an action verb.

Example: Can you *fly*? → Yes → action verb.
Can you *hill*? → No → not an action verb.

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✔ Answer Summary (Words to Circle):

> swarm, fly, touch, read, work, wash, kiss, bow, play, paint, ski, hug

*(And optionally: states)*

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