Action Verbs
Grade 2 - Grammar - On Level

Read this sentence: "The hikers climbed the steep trail before noon." Which word is the action verb?
- the
- hikers
- climbed
- steep
Which word best completes this action sentence: "dancers ___ after lunch."
- stage
- because
- under
- leaped
Which sentence uses "climbed" as an action verb?
- The trail sat near the hikers.
- The hikers climbed the steep trail before noon.
- The climbed was blue.
- A hikers was steep.
In the sentence "Mia carried the basket to the garden.", what action did Mia do?
- carried
- nothing
- basket
- garden
Which word is not an action verb in this sentence: "The painter cleaned the brushes after class."
- carried
- brushes
- cleaned
- jumped
Read this sentence: "The kitten pounced across the rug." Which word is the action verb?
- soft
- pounced
- the
- rug
Which word best completes this action sentence: "Omar ___ after lunch."
- sketched
- bridge
- because
- his
Which sentence uses "sketched" as an action verb?
- Omar sketched a bridge in his notebook.
- A Omar was his.
- The bridge sat near the Omar.
- The sketched was blue.
In the sentence "Two dancers leaped across the stage.", what action did dancers do?
- leaped
- nothing
- the subject
- stage
Which word is not an action verb in this sentence: "The drummer tapped the rhythm softly."
- tapped
- carried
- wrote
- rhythm