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2nd Grade Action Verbs worksheets

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Action Verbs

Grade 2 Grammar Worksheet - Building Confidence

NameDate

Circle the action verb in each sentence.

1.
The bus stopped at the school.
- school
- stopped
- bus
2.
The nurse helped the boy in the room.
- room
- nurse
- helped
3.
The bird sang from the branch.
- bird
- branch
- sang
4.
The clown tossed a ball to the crowd.
- crowd
- clown
- tossed
5.
The boat floated on the lake.
- boat
- floated
- lake
6.
The duck swam across the pond.
- swam
- pond
- duck
7.
The farmer drove to the market.
- drove
- market
- farmer
8.
The girl hid behind the door.
- door
- girl
- hid
9.
The mouse crept under the table.
- table
- mouse
- crept
10.
The puppy sniffed around the garden.
- garden
- sniffed
- puppy

2nd Grade Action Verbs worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

An action verb tells what someone or something does: jumped, climbed, sang. Every sentence has one, and finding it is the first step in understanding what a sentence says. Second graders sometimes circle a noun because it names a thing they can picture, or a describing word because it makes the sentence interesting. This worksheet gives ten sentences, each with exactly one action verb, and the child circles it from the words of the sentence.

The other choices are the nouns and the describing word. A good question to ask is: what did the person, animal or thing do? The word that answers it is the action verb. Ask your child to act it out if it helps: if you can jump it, climb it or sing it, it is an action verb.

What your child will learn

Find the action verb in a sentence
Tell an action verb from a noun and a describing word
Ask what someone or something did

Common Core standard: L.2.1.D

Worked example

In 'The tiny kitten jumped onto the pillow,' jumped is the action verb. It tells what the kitten did.

Common mistake

Circling the noun (kitten) because it is the thing you can picture.

Helpful hint

Ask what the person or animal did. That word is the action verb.

Next skill: Past and Present Verbs Earlier: Pronouns

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with action verbs?

Circling the noun (kitten) because it is the thing you can picture.

How can I help my child with action verbs?

Ask what the person or animal did. That word is the action verb.

Are these 2nd grade grammar worksheets free to print?

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