Action Verbs — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In the sentence "The dog runs fast," the action verb is runs.
Runs is the action verb because it tells what the dog does.
2. In the sentence "She climbed the tree," the action verb is climbed.
Climbed is the action verb because it tells what she did.
3. The boy threw the ball to his friend. (throw, past tense)
Threw is the irregular past tense of throw.
4. In the sentence "Birds fly south," the verb is fly.
Fly is the action verb because it tells what the birds do.
5. The frog hopped into the pond. (hop, past tense)
Hopped is the past tense of hop. The p is doubled before adding -ed.
6. An action verb is a word that tells what someone does.
Action verbs describe the actions that a person, animal, or thing performs.
7. In the sentence "We paint pictures," the verb is paint.
Paint is the action verb because it tells what we do.
8. The past tense of "eat" is ate.
Ate is the irregular past tense of eat.
9. In the sentence "They kicked the ball," the verb is kicked.
Kicked is the action verb because it tells what they did.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
run
→ ran
swam
eat
→ ate
ran
jump
→ jumped
jumped
swim
→ swam
ate
Each present tense verb is matched with its past tense form. Some verbs are irregular (run→ran, eat→ate, swim→swam) and some follow the regular -ed pattern (jump→jumped).