Identifying Action Verbs
The scientist developed a cure.
What is developed?
Amber's grades have improved this year.
What is have?
Shall we string some flowers along the aisle?
What is along?
Identify the two adjectives:
As Colleen looked out over the crowded auditorium, she was afraid that she had forgotten the words to the song.
What are crowded and afraid?
Select the adverb that tells about the verb in bold:
The two men agree now.
What is now?
My legs usually ache after a long back ride.
What is ache?
We are celebrating Dalton's birthday.
What is are?
Move the chair across the room.
What is across?
Identify the two adjectives:
As Michael scrambled up the cliff, two giant boulders rolled down the mountain underneath him.
What are two and giant?
Select the adverb that tells about the verb in bold:
We quickly explored the museum.
What is quickly?
Identify both action verbs:
Mom cleans the bathtub and stacks fresh towels in the linen closet.
What is cleans, stacks?
During the fireworks, our dog Buster was quivering with fear.
What is was?
The chamber behind you contains the mummy.
What is behind?
Identify the four adjectives:
The new book wasn't available, so Nicole asked the librarian for other books that would be helpful for the report.
What are new, available, other and helpful?
Select the adverb that tells about the verb in bold:
Mr. Landry travels everywhere.
What is everywhere?
Identify both action verbs:
Joseph painted a picture of his sister and hung it on the wall.
What is painted and hung?
Is your dog Lucky barking at the postman outside?
What is is?
Do you usually set the thermostat above seventy degrees?
What is above?
Identify the three adjectives:
The snowfall was heavy, so the police routed all traffic to the new highway.
What are heavy, all, and new?
Select the adverb:
The workers repair the furnace tomorrow.
What is tomorrow?
Identify both action verbs:
"Good night," Azalea whispered as her mom tucked her into bed.
What is whispered and tucked?
Am I imagining that strange noise in the bathroom?
What is am?
Identify two prepositions:
Dante' heard the sound of the protesters outside his office building.
What is outside and of?
Identify the four adjectives:
The city of Kyoto, Japan, is famous for having a rich history, fascinating temples, and beautiful gardens.
What are famous, rich, fascinating, and beautiful?
Select the adverb:
The janitor sweeps the auditorium weekly.
What is weekly?