Grade 1 Verbs Worksheet: Identify and circle the action words in the list.

Explanation:
We need to find which words in the list are verbs — that is, action words meaning “doing” something.

Let’s go through each word one by one:

1. Bells – This is a noun (a thing). Not a verb.
2. ring – Yes! You can *ring* a bell. It’s an action → ✔ verb
3. sounds – This can be tricky. As a noun: “the sounds of birds.” As a verb: “It *sounds* nice.” But here it’s listed alone, and in Grade 1, they usually expect base forms or clear action words; *sounds* is the third-person singular form (he/she/it sounds), but since other verbs like *walk*, *climb* are base form, and *sounds* is not clearly an action here without context, we’ll hold off — but let’s check others first.
4. music – Noun (a thing). Not a verb.
5. walk – Yes! You *walk* → ✔ verb
6. climb – Yes! You *climb* a tree → ✔ verb
7. sliding – This is a verb form (present participle), like in “She is sliding.” In early grades, they often accept -ing forms as verbs if they show action. Since the instruction says “verbs are action words,” and *sliding* shows action, it counts → ✔ verb
8. path – Noun (a thing). Not a verb.
9. the leaves – Phrase, both words are not verbs (*the* = article, *leaves* = noun here, plural of leaf). Not verbs.
10. falling – Again, present participle, shows action (e.g., “Leaves are falling”) → ✔ verb
11. girl – Noun. Not a verb.
12. talk – Yes! You *talk* → ✔ verb
13. friends – Noun (people). Not a verb.
14. piano – Noun (instrument). Not a verb.
15. flute – Noun (instrument). Not a verb.
16. rise – Yes! You *rise* from bed → ✔ verb
17. think – Yes! You *think* → ✔ verb
18. table – Noun. Not a verb.
19. sat – Past tense of *sit*. It’s an action → ✔ verb
20. onto – Preposition (tells position/direction). Not a verb.
21. couch – Noun. Not a verb.
22. put – Yes! You *put* something somewhere → ✔ verb
23. feet – Noun (body part). Not a verb.
24. chair – Noun. Not a verb.
25. mitten – Noun (clothing). Not a verb.

Now double-check borderline ones:
- sounds: In isolation, for Grade 1, they likely expect only clear action words in base or simple forms. Since *ring*, *walk*, *climb*, etc. are base verbs, and *sounds* is conjugated (3rd person), it’s safer to not count it unless explicitly taught. Most Grade 1 worksheets treat only base verbs or obvious -ing action words (like *sliding*, *falling*) as acceptable. So we’ll exclude *sounds*.
- sliding, falling: These are used in early grades as verbs (e.g., “The child is sliding”) — and the worksheet includes images suggesting action (like a girl sliding), so include them.

So the verbs are:
- ring
- walk
- climb
- sliding
- falling
- talk
- rise
- think
- sat
- put

That’s 10 verbs.

Final Answer:
ring, walk, climb, sliding, falling, talk, rise, think, sat, put