Verbs: Action Words — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. In 'The frog jumps into the pond,' the verb is jumps.
Jumps is the verb because it tells the action the frog does.
2. In 'We cleaned our room,' the verb is cleaned.
Cleaned is the verb because it tells what we did in the past.
3. The verb 'sang' tells that the action happened in the past.
Sang is a past tense verb, which means the singing already happened.
4. In 'He will eat lunch soon,' the verb is eat.
Eat is the verb, and will eat means the action will happen in the future.
5. In 'The bird sings in the tree,' the verb is sings.
Sings is the verb because it tells the action the bird does.
6. She does her homework after school. (does / do)
Does is correct because she is one person, so the verb needs the s form.
7. We go to the park on Saturday. (goes / go)
Go is correct because we means more than one person, so the verb does not need -es.
8. The verb 'will run' tells that the action will happen in the future.
Will run is a future tense verb, which means the running has not happened yet.
9. In 'Dad washes the dishes,' the action word is washes.
Washes is the action word because it tells what Dad does.
Part B: Match the Verbs
Match each verb to the sentence where it fits.
1.
climbs
→ The cat ___ up the tall tree.
The dog ___ a hole in the yard.
paints
→ She ___ a pretty picture.
She ___ a pretty picture.
throws
→ He ___ the ball to his friend.
He ___ the ball to his friend.
digs
→ The dog ___ a hole in the yard.
The cat ___ up the tall tree.
Each verb matches to the sentence it completes. climbs → climbs up the tall tree, paints → paints a pretty picture, throws → throws the ball, digs → digs a hole in the yard.