Action words worksheets
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An action word says what somebody is doing. Look at the picture and ask: what is happening?
Three grades, two different sets of pictures: kindergarten and 1st grade share one. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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Preschool Core grade
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Action words are the words for things you do: run, jump, eat, sleep. They are among the first words any child uses, which is why a preschooler can say them long before reading them. Six pictures of children doing something, with the word beside each one as dots to trace.
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Kindergarten
Action words are verbs, the words that say what somebody is doing. Twelve pictures, one action in each, and the child writes what is happening on the line under it. The words are all there in the bank at the top, which is what makes the spelling fair at this age.
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1st grade
First graders use verbs in sentences and start changing their tense. This sheet keeps the base word in view: twelve pictures, one action each, a word bank and a line. Every print draws a fresh set from a bank of forty-seven actions.
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