Kindergarten Verbs Show Action worksheets

About this worksheet

Young children understand action long before they know the word verb. They can clap, hop, whisper, carry and point, which makes movement the clearest way into early grammar. Every item on this page is the same job: one action word is printed in large letters, such as hug or run, and three pictures of children sit under it, and the child circles the picture that shows someone doing that action. The words are short and the pictures are clear, so a child who is just starting to read can match them with a little help.

The wrong pictures show other actions, never a look-alike action such as jump beside run, so exactly one picture fits. Say the word, then act it out with your body before circling. If the word can be done with the body, it is an action word. The formal term can wait until the child can reliably hear what is happening.

What your child will learn

• Read an action word
• Match an action word to a picture
• Tell one action from another
• Act out a word to check its meaning

Common Core standard: L.K.1.B