Action Verbs
Which word is the action verb in the sentence: The dog chased the ball.
chased
Which word is the helping verb in the sentence: She is running late.
Is
Which word is the adjective in the sentence: She wore a bright jacket.
Bright
Which word is the adverb in the sentence: He ran quickly to the door.
Quickly
Identify the bold word: The bird flew across the yard.
Action Verb
The cat (sleep / slept) on the couch.
slept
Which word is the helping verb in the sentence: We have finished our work.
Have
Which word is the adjective in the sentence: The tall tree swayed.
Tall
Which word is the adverb in the sentence: They spoke softly.
Softly
Identify the bold word: The blue sky was clear.
Adjective
Which sentence contains an action verb?
A. She is tired.
B. She kicked the ball.
B. She kicked the ball.
He (is / runs) playing basketball.
Is
What does an adjective describe?
Nouns
What does an adverb describe?
Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Identify the bold word: They are watching a movie.
Helping Verb
True or False: Action verbs show action.
True
Which sentence contains a helping verb?
A. She jumps high.
B. She is jumping high.
B. She is jumping high.
The (happy / happily) child smiled.
Happy
She (swiftly / swift) finished her homework.
Swiftly
Identify the bold word: She carefully grabbed her bag.
Adverb
Give one example of an action verb.
Answers will vary!
True or False: Helping verbs show action by themselves.
False
Which sentence contains an adjective?
A. He ran quickly.
B. He wore a red shirt.
B. He wore a red shirt.
Which sentence contains an adverb?
A. The dog barked loudly.
B. The loud dog barked.
A. The dog barked loudly.
Identify the bold word: We went walking yesterday.
Adverb