This medium worksheet has second graders find action verbs inside lively sentences about animals and everyday life. Fill-in prompts work with gallops, whisper, catches, blows, and planted, plus a past-tense item that asks for tied. A matching section pairs creatures like the snake, the monkey, the fish, and the bee with the verbs slithers, swings, swims, and buzzes.
By linking each animal to its special action, this page sharpens vocabulary and helps children see how verbs paint a picture in the reader's mind, preparing them for descriptive writing later in Grade 2.
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Action Verbs
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In The horse gallops across the field, the verb is gallops.
2. In We whisper in the library, the verb is whisper.
3. The children sing the song together in class.
4. In He catches the ball every time, the verb is catches.
5. The baby cries when she is hungry.
6. In The wind blows the leaves away, the verb is blows.
7. She tied her shoes before going outside. (past tense of tie)
8. In They march in the parade, the verb is march.
9. The farmer planted the seeds in the garden.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
The snake
→ slithers
buzzes
The monkey
→ swings
slithers
The fish
→ swims
swings
The bee
→ buzzes
swims
Action Verbs
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) In The horse gallops across the field, the verb is gallops.
2) In We whisper in the library, the verb is whisper.
3) The children sing the song together in class.
4) In He catches the ball every time, the verb is catches.
5) The baby cries when she is hungry.
6) In The wind blows the leaves away, the verb is blows.
7) She tied her shoes before going outside. (past tense of tie)
8) In They march in the parade, the verb is march.
9) The farmer planted the seeds in the garden.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
The snake
→ slithers
buzzes
The monkey
→ swings
slithers
The fish
→ swims
swings
The bee
→ buzzes
swims
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