Action Verb Worksheets For Kindergarten

Aligned to the Common Core Standards CCSSL.K.1b and CCSSL.K.5d.

Author: Sarah Perowne

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These action verb worksheets have everything you need to introduce and practice action verbs with your kindergarten or beginner students. Parts of speech can be tricky to understand for preschoolers, so try out these match the action verb with the image quiz, action verb flashcards, and similar verbs worksheet. They are designed for teachers and homeschoolers to use in the ELA digital classroom to save time on planning. Simply bring up the worksheet on your desktop for whole-class participation, or have students practice on their tablets or in individual groups.

Match the Picture With The Action Verb Worksheet

Look at the picture; what are they doing? An action verb shows what someone or something is doing. Match the action verb picture with the correct sentence. Got a question wrong? Press reset and try again.

Choose the correct action verb for the picture.

Choose the best answer from the choices below

Possible answers

Choose the correct action verb for the picture.

Choose the best answer from the choices below

Possible answers

Choose the correct action verb for the picture.

Choose the best answer from the choices below

Possible answers

Choose the correct action verb for the picture.

Choose the best answer from the choices below

Possible answers

Choose the correct action verb for the picture.

Choose the best answer from the choices below

Possible answers

Action Verb Flashcards

See if you can answer the questions on the flashcards. Flip the flashcard for the answer.

Action Verbs For Kids

Want more action verbs for kids? Here is a list of kindergarten action verbs that are also sight words.

run jump
see fly
jump walk
climb dance
play ride
go get
come ask
eat drink
went think

Similar Verbs Worksheet for Kids

In this worksheet, students will recognize the action verbs and match them to their degrees of intensity per the CCSSL.K.5d, where kindergarten students learn to distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action by acting out the meanings; once they have acted them out, drag and drop the similar action verbs.

What is an action verb?

How do you teach action verbs to kids?

Shades of Meaning Action Verb Slideshow

Use these slideshow images to act out different degrees of action verbs.

actions verbs for kids

Shades of Meaning with Action Verbs

Act out the verbs! How are they different?

actions verbs for kids

Shades of Meaning with Action Verbs

Act out the verbs! How are they different?

actions verbs for kids

Shades of Meaning with Action Verbs

Act out the verbs! How are they different?

actions verbs for kids

Shades of Meaning with Action Verbs

Act out the verbs! How are they different?

actions verbs for kids

Shades of Meaning with Action Verbs

Act out the verbs! How are they different?

actions verbs for kids

Shades of Meaning with Action Verbs

Act out the verbs! How are they different?

Drag & Drop Shades of Meaning With Verbs

Can you make the action verb stronger? Match the action verbs by dragging and dropping each one to its stronger verb.

Checkpoint ✔️
Drag the action verb to make it stronger.

Whisper

Nap

Walk

Jog

Yell

drop one card here

Sleep

drop one card here

March

drop one card here

Run

drop one card here

Want more worksheets for ELA Elementary? Check out the links below.

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