Kindergarten ELA: Action Words Test Questions and Examples

📚 Quick Study Guide: Action Words for Kindergarten

• 💡 Action words (or verbs) tell us what someone or something is doing.
• 👀 They show movement, sounds, or feelings.
• 🗣️ Ask "What is happening?" or "What are they doing?" to find the action word.
• 🏃‍♀️ Examples: run, jump, sing, eat, sleep, play, read.
• 🧠 Practice pointing out actions in pictures or while reading stories!

📝 Practice Quiz: Kindergarten Action Words

1. Which word shows what the child is doing? "The child _________ a book."

• A) small
• B) reads
• C) happy

2. Look at the picture of a dog. Which word tells what the dog might do?

• A) soft
• B) barks
• C) furry

3. Mommy likes to _________ cookies. What is Mommy doing?

• A) sweet
• B) bake
• C) round

4. The bird can _________ in the sky.

• A) blue
• B) fly
• C) loud

5. Which word is an action word?

• A) big
• B) jump
• C) red

6. My friend likes to _________ with toys.

• A) play
• B) new
• C) many

7. What is the action word in "The baby sleeps in the crib"?

• A) baby
• B) sleeps
• C) crib