Worksheet -- Lesson 33

Action Words

Subject: English | Class: Nursery | Series: Leeds

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Note for parents and teachers: Read every sentence aloud. Help your child with writing where needed.

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Exercise A: Circle the Action Word

Read the sentence. Your child circles the action word.

1. The bird is singing.

2. Two boys are running.

3. The sun is shining.

4. The cat is sleeping.

5. The jackal howls.

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Exercise B: Finish the Sentence

Choose from: sleeping, singing, shining, ambles

1. The bird is ________.

2. The elephant ________.

3. The sun is ________.

4. The cat is ________.

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Exercise C: Match the Action

Draw a line from the word to the one who does it.

Who	Action
the bird	howls
the jackal	shining
the sun	singing
two boys	running

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Exercise D: Act and Say

Say the word. Your child acts it out and says "I am ...". Tick when done.

Action	Done?
running	[ ]
swimming	[ ]
eating	[ ]
reading	[ ]
listening	[ ]
jumping	[ ]

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Exercise E: Write the Action

Act out each action for your child. Your child writes the word.

1. (reading a book) ________

2. (listening with headphones) ________

3. (cooking in a pan) ________

4. (jumping up high) ________

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Exercise F: Fill in the Blank

Action words tell us what we are ________.

Answers: A: singing, running, shining, sleeping, howls. B: singing, ambles, shining, sleeping. C: the bird -- singing, the jackal -- howls, the sun -- shining, two boys -- running. E: reading, listening, cooking, jumping. F: doing.