Action Verbs in Sentences: Examples for Grade 3

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🏃‍♀️ Action verbs are words that show what someone or something is doing. They describe actions!
• ✍️ Action verbs can be used in the present, past, or future tense.
• 🗣️ Some examples of action verbs are: run, jump, read, write, sing, dance, eat, and sleep.
• 💡 A sentence must have a verb to show action.
• 🔍 To identify an action verb, ask yourself, "What is the subject doing?"

Practice Quiz

1. Which word in the sentence is an action verb? The cat sleeps on the rug.
   1. cat
   2. on
   3. sleeps
   4. rug
2. Which of the following is an action verb?
   1. happy
   2. run
   3. table
   4. slow
3. Choose the sentence with the correct action verb.
   1. The bird a song.
   2. The bird singing a song.
   3. The bird sings a song.
   4. The bird sanging a song.
4. What action is shown in this sentence? The dog barks loudly.
   1. dog
   2. loudly
   3. barks
   4. the
5. Which sentence contains an action verb?
   1. The sun is bright.
   2. The flowers are pretty.
   3. The children play in the park.
   4. The house is big.
6. What is the action verb in the following sentence? She reads a book every night.
   1. she
   2. book
   3. every
   4. reads
7. Which word is NOT an action verb?
   1. jump
   2. think
   3. chair
   4. write