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Class 1 English — Action words

Find the word that tells you what someone is doing.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Write the action word in this sentence: "Fish swim."

  2. 2.Which word is NOT an action word?

    • a) swim
    • b) sing
    • c) sleep
    • d) chair

  3. 3.Which part of the body do we use?

    Groups: Legs · Hands

    • hold
    • kick
    • clap
    • walk
    • write
    • run

  4. 4.Write the action word in this sentence: "She opens the door."

  5. 5.Which word tells what a fish does?

    • a) chair
    • b) under
    • c) green
    • d) swims

  6. 6.Which word is an action word?

    • a) chair
    • b) red
    • c) under
    • d) jump

  7. 7.Which word is an action word?

    • a) door
    • b) swim
    • c) tall
    • d) milk

  8. 8.Match each sentence to the missing action word.

    • We ___ food.
    • We ___ water.
    • We ___ a song.
    • We ___ a book.
    • eat
    • drink
    • read
    • sing

Answer key — Class 1 English — Action words

  1. 1. swim
  2. 2. d) chair
  3. 3. run → Legs; walk → Legs; kick → Legs; clap → Hands; write → Hands; hold → Hands
  4. 4.
    • opens
    • open
  5. 5. d) swims
  6. 6. d) jump
  7. 7. b) swim
  8. 8. We ___ food. → eat; We ___ water. → drink; We ___ a song. → sing; We ___ a book. → read