Action Verbs — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The fish swims in the water all day. (present tense of swim)
Swims is the present tense form of swim, with an -s added for the third person singular subject.
2. Yesterday the children played in the park. (past tense of play)
Played is the past tense of play, formed by adding -ed.
3. The rabbit hops across the yard quickly. (present tense of hop)
Hops is the present tense form of hop, with an -s added for the third person singular subject.
4. Last night the baby cried for a long time. (past tense of cry)
Cried is the past tense of cry. The y changes to i before adding -ed.
5. Every morning the rooster crows. (present tense of crow)
Crows is the present tense form of crow, with an -s added.
6. The teacher read the story to the class. (past tense of read)
Read is an irregular verb. The past tense is spelled the same but pronounced differently (red).
7. A cheetah runs faster than any other animal. (present tense of run)
Runs is the present tense form of run, with an -s added for the third person singular subject.
8. The wind blew the leaves off the tree. (past tense of blow)
Blew is the irregular past tense of blow.
9. The girl drew a picture for her mom. (past tense of draw)
Drew is the irregular past tense of draw.
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 cat
→ purrs
cooks
The bird
→ sings
purrs
The frog
→ leaps
leaps
The chef
→ cooks
sings
Each animal or person is matched with the action verb that describes what they typically do.