20 action words with sentences

• Sit down • Cook • Yank • Think • Hug • Act • Run • Dive • Stand up • Coach • Scream • Sneeze • Turn • Skip • Bathe • Eat • Drink • Shop • Shake • Give • Approve • Study • Watch TV • Crawl • Dream • Lie • Ride • Sew • Fly • Invent • Solve • Walk • Jump • Bow • Snore • Create • Answer • Clap • Win • Write • Imitate • Sleep • Throw away • Turn on • Close • Break • Plan • Smell • Dance • Buy • Cough • Cut • Dig • See • Enter • Replace • Zip • Climb • Cry • Build • Complete • Whistle • Knit • Ski • Laugh • Draw • Color • Talk • Fight • Stack • Read • Teach • Listen • Sing • Edit • Kiss • Play • Touch • Wait • Exit • Open • Describe • Turn off • Arrange • Paint • Wash • Shout

Edit This Worksheet Editing resources is available exclusively for KidsKonnect Premium members. To edit this worksheet, click the button below to signup (it only takes a minute) and you'll be brought right back to this page to start editing! Edit This worksheet can be edited by Premium members using the free Google Slides online software. Click the Edit button above to get started. Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Action Verbs are words that describe actions that can be physical or mental. They express an action or something that a person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do. There are literally thousands of words in the English language (and in other languages) that act as action words. Action words can refer to something being done by a subject to an object – that would be a transitive action verb, or something just the subject does – that would be an intransitive action verb. But don’t worry, we’ll get to that. Let’s first start with identifying action verbs. Identifying Action Words Here are some simple action verbs and sample sentences found in the English language: • look – I like to look at magazines. • eat – You shouldn’t eat so quickly. • play – The dog plays with its new toy • taste – This apple tastes good. • smell – The perfume smells nice. • hear – I can hear the children crying. • see – I want to see the beautiful sunset! • run – The dog runs quickly. • walk – Let us walk towards the beach. When using action verbs, the sentence structure w...

Some of the Action Verbs: Write Give Jump Eat Drink Cook Wash Wait Climb Talk Crawl Dream Dig Clap Knit Sew Smell Kiss Hug Snore Bathe Ride Sit down Stand up Fight Laugh Read Play Listen Cry Think Sing Watch TV Dance Turn on Turn off Win Fly Cut Throw away Sleep Close Open Bow Paint Dive Ski Stack Buy Shake Example Sentences with Action Verbs • Every morning I comb my daughter‘s hair. • I paid my debts with all the money I made this month. • I feed six cats and three dogs in my garden. • We grub up almost all over the field to find gold. • I wash my car and wipe the windows every weekend. • An elderly aunt was coming from the market and I carried her bags to help her. • My friends go on vacation every summer, until the evening we swim in the sea. • I’ve been waiting for hours at the bank for me to come. • When spring comes, I ride bikes on the beach every morning. • Today is my girlfriend’s birthday, so I bought her these red roses. • Yesterday while walking around the market, I met an old friend. • I have a graduation this summer. I have to buy myself a nice dress already. • Can I get your book to study for the exam? • I saw him last night at the mall. • We forgot to take bread with us on our way to the picnic. • Every day I regularly water the lawns in the garden. • We live in England for many years. • The killer was on the run, so the police took action. • Everyone in her establishment was very upset when she became this. • My father fell asleep in front of the televisi...

Edit This Worksheet Editing resources is available exclusively for KidsKonnect Premium members. To edit this worksheet, click the button below to signup (it only takes a minute) and you'll be brought right back to this page to start editing! Edit This worksheet can be edited by Premium members using the free Google Slides online software. Click the Edit button above to get started. Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Action Verbs are words that describe actions that can be physical or mental. They express an action or something that a person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do. There are literally thousands of words in the English language (and in other languages) that act as action words. Action words can refer to something being done by a subject to an object – that would be a transitive action verb, or something just the subject does – that would be an intransitive action verb. But don’t worry, we’ll get to that. Let’s first start with identifying action verbs. Identifying Action Words Here are some simple action verbs and sample sentences found in the English language: • look – I like to look at magazines. • eat – You shouldn’t eat so quickly. • play – The dog plays with its new toy • taste – This apple tastes good. • smell – The perfume smells nice. • hear – I can hear the children crying. • see – I want to see the beautiful sunset! • run – The dog runs quickly. • walk – Let us walk towards the beach. When using action verbs, the sentence structure w...

Some of the Action Verbs: Write Give Jump Eat Drink Cook Wash Wait Climb Talk Crawl Dream Dig Clap Knit Sew Smell Kiss Hug Snore Bathe Ride Sit down Stand up Fight Laugh Read Play Listen Cry Think Sing Watch TV Dance Turn on Turn off Win Fly Cut Throw away Sleep Close Open Bow Paint Dive Ski Stack Buy Shake Example Sentences with Action Verbs • Every morning I comb my daughter‘s hair. • I paid my debts with all the money I made this month. • I feed six cats and three dogs in my garden. • We grub up almost all over the field to find gold. • I wash my car and wipe the windows every weekend. • An elderly aunt was coming from the market and I carried her bags to help her. • My friends go on vacation every summer, until the evening we swim in the sea. • I’ve been waiting for hours at the bank for me to come. • When spring comes, I ride bikes on the beach every morning. • Today is my girlfriend’s birthday, so I bought her these red roses. • Yesterday while walking around the market, I met an old friend. • I have a graduation this summer. I have to buy myself a nice dress already. • Can I get your book to study for the exam? • I saw him last night at the mall. • We forgot to take bread with us on our way to the picnic. • Every day I regularly water the lawns in the garden. • We live in England for many years. • The killer was on the run, so the police took action. • Everyone in her establishment was very upset when she became this. • My father fell asleep in front of the televisi...

Edit This Worksheet Editing resources is available exclusively for KidsKonnect Premium members. To edit this worksheet, click the button below to signup (it only takes a minute) and you'll be brought right back to this page to start editing! Edit This worksheet can be edited by Premium members using the free Google Slides online software. Click the Edit button above to get started. Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Action Verbs are words that describe actions that can be physical or mental. They express an action or something that a person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do. There are literally thousands of words in the English language (and in other languages) that act as action words. Action words can refer to something being done by a subject to an object – that would be a transitive action verb, or something just the subject does – that would be an intransitive action verb. But don’t worry, we’ll get to that. Let’s first start with identifying action verbs. Identifying Action Words Here are some simple action verbs and sample sentences found in the English language: • look – I like to look at magazines. • eat – You shouldn’t eat so quickly. • play – The dog plays with its new toy • taste – This apple tastes good. • smell – The perfume smells nice. • hear – I can hear the children crying. • see – I want to see the beautiful sunset! • run – The dog runs quickly. • walk – Let us walk towards the beach. When using action verbs, the sentence structure w...

20 Action words with Pictures, Action Verbs List In order to be an effective communicator, one must use action words. Action words are verbs that express physical or mental action. They make your writing more alive and interesting. When you use action words, your reader will see and feel what you are writing about. Here is the List of 20 most common action words: List of action verbs • Dream • Ride • Dive • Win • Eat • Fight • Dig • Cry • Wash • Cut • Walk • Enter • Talk • Shake • Laugh • Listen • Snore • Throw away • Approve • Write Action Words with Pictures Dream Dream is a state of consciousness where one’s thoughts and feelings appear as images, sounds or sensations to him. • We do not see our dreams because we are asleep. • Dreams are a form of sleep. • I dreamt about the beautiful princess that was my mother. Ride Ride is a verb that means to travel by foot, bicycle, or other vehicle. • When I was young, I rode my bicycle all around the city. • I loved to ride my bicycle in the park. Dive Dive is an action verb that means to plunge into or to descend into water. • We often use the word dive in sports, such as diving off a high board. • I am going to dive off the diving board at school. Win Win is an action verb that means to succeed in a contest or competition. • I won the first prize at the fair. • Win means to win first place in a competition or contest. Eat Eat is an action verb that means to take food into the mouth. • I like to eat spaghetti with tomato sauce. ...

• Sit down • Cook • Yank • Think • Hug • Act • Run • Dive • Stand up • Coach • Scream • Sneeze • Turn • Skip • Bathe • Eat • Drink • Shop • Shake • Give • Approve • Study • Watch TV • Crawl • Dream • Lie • Ride • Sew • Fly • Invent • Solve • Walk • Jump • Bow • Snore • Create • Answer • Clap • Win • Write • Imitate • Sleep • Throw away • Turn on • Close • Break • Plan • Smell • Dance • Buy • Cough • Cut • Dig • See • Enter • Replace • Zip • Climb • Cry • Build • Complete • Whistle • Knit • Ski • Laugh • Draw • Color • Talk • Fight • Stack • Read • Teach • Listen • Sing • Edit • Kiss • Play • Touch • Wait • Exit • Open • Describe • Turn off • Arrange • Paint • Wash • Shout

Some of the Action Verbs: Write Give Jump Eat Drink Cook Wash Wait Climb Talk Crawl Dream Dig Clap Knit Sew Smell Kiss Hug Snore Bathe Ride Sit down Stand up Fight Laugh Read Play Listen Cry Think Sing Watch TV Dance Turn on Turn off Win Fly Cut Throw away Sleep Close Open Bow Paint Dive Ski Stack Buy Shake Example Sentences with Action Verbs • Every morning I comb my daughter‘s hair. • I paid my debts with all the money I made this month. • I feed six cats and three dogs in my garden. • We grub up almost all over the field to find gold. • I wash my car and wipe the windows every weekend. • An elderly aunt was coming from the market and I carried her bags to help her. • My friends go on vacation every summer, until the evening we swim in the sea. • I’ve been waiting for hours at the bank for me to come. • When spring comes, I ride bikes on the beach every morning. • Today is my girlfriend’s birthday, so I bought her these red roses. • Yesterday while walking around the market, I met an old friend. • I have a graduation this summer. I have to buy myself a nice dress already. • Can I get your book to study for the exam? • I saw him last night at the mall. • We forgot to take bread with us on our way to the picnic. • Every day I regularly water the lawns in the garden. • We live in England for many years. • The killer was on the run, so the police took action. • Everyone in her establishment was very upset when she became this. • My father fell asleep in front of the televisi...