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Verb Worksheets

These worksheets will help students learn to identify action verbs linking verbs, and helping verbs. There are also printables for reviewing verb tenses.

Action Verb Worksheets

Basic Action Verbs

Part 1: Circle the action verb in each sentence. Part 2: Tell which words are nouns and which ones are action verbs. 2-sided worksheet.
2nd through 4th Grades
Action Verb Worksheet
Common Core
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Underline the predicate in each sentence.  Then write the action verb on the line.
2nd through 4th Grades
Action Verb Worksheet #2
On this worksheet, students will find the verb in each of five sentences.
Kindergarten
Circle the Verb Worksheet #1
Each of these sentences has one action verb. Students must find and circle it.
Kindergarten
Circle the Verb Worksheet #2
Choose the verb and write it on the line to complete each sentence.
Kindergarten
Fill in the Blanks (Action Verbs)
This printout introduces learners to six simple action verbs: jump, run, read, eat, sleep, and play. Students will trace and write each word. They can also color a small picture for each word.
Kindergarten
Trace and Write (Action Verbs)
With this page, students will cut out six basic action verbs. Then they will glue them under the picture that matches.
Kindergarten
Cut & Paste Action Verbs
Use this anchor chart to teach students about basic action verbs. The examples on this page are run, jump, eat, and push. Each example includes a sentence and a picture.
Kindergarten
Anchor Chart: Basic Verbs
Underline the action verbs in this poem with a red crayon.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Action Verb Poem: \
Students will underline the action verbs in this clever poem and compose an action verb poem of their own in this printable verb worksheets.
2nd through 4th Grades
Action Verb Poem: \
Identify the action verb in each sentence. This task card set has 30 cards. Use them for classroom scavenger hunts, learning centers, peer tutoring, or classroom games.
2nd and 3rd Grades
Action Verb Task Cards
Circle the action verb in each of the sentences.
2nd through 4th Grades
Action Verbs 1
Read each set of words and pick the one that is an action verb.
2nd through 4th Grades
Action Verbs 2
The first sentence in each pair uses a linking verb and adjective. Using the word bank, choose one action verb that can replace the verb phrase. Write the action verb on the blank line.
2nd through 4th Grades
Actions!
Read each pair of sentences. Put a check mark next to the sentence that has an action verb.
2nd through 4th Grades
Sentences with Action Verbs
This activity has a series of questions about action verbs.
3rd and 4th Grades
Thinking About Action Verbs

Verb Tenses

Circle the action verb in the sentence. Then tell whether is it a past tense, present tense, or future tense verb.
2nd through 4th Grades
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Complete the chart by filling in the correct verb tenses.
2nd through 4th Grades
Verb Tenses Chart
In this game, students move around the room to find task cards with sentences on it. Students rewrite each sentence with a different verb tense.
1st through 4th Grades
Scoot Game: Verb Tenses
Read each sentence and determine the tense of each verb. Color the boxes according to the key and a lovely artistic design will appear.
2nd through 4th Grades
Verb Tenses - Coloring Box Activity
Determine whether each verb is written in the present tense form or past tense form (with -ed).
2nd through 4th Grades
Regular Verbs: Past or Present
Circle the correct verb (present or past) for each sentence.
2nd through 4th Grades
Which verb is correct?
Students must make the subject agree with the verb in each sentence.
2nd through 4th Grades
Subject-Verb Agreement
Some past tense verbs have irregular spellings that don't follow the rule. Pick the irregular verb that best completes each sentence.
2nd through 4th Grades
Irregular Past Tense Verbs
Draw straight lines to match the present tense verb with its past tense form.
2nd through 4th Grades
Irregular Past Tense Verb Match
Choose the correct irregular past participle verb to complete these sentences.
2nd through 4th Grades
Irregular Past Participle Verbs
Change the verb shown to past tense by adding -ed. Students will need to change the letter y to an i before adding -ed. Words include tried, buried, fried, and copied.
2nd through 4th Grades
Adding -ed to Words Ending in Y
Complete each sentence by adding -ed or -ing to the word in parenthesis.
2nd through 4th Grades
Adding -ed and -ing to verbs

Helping Verbs

Sometimes verbs work together. Learn to identify a helping verb and a main verb in a sentence.
1st through 4th Grades
Helping Verbs - Basic
Underline the helping verb in each sentence.  Circle the main verb.
1st through 4th Grades
Helping Verbs - Basic #2
This is an advanced-level helping verb worksheet. For each sentence, students must identify the main verb and helping verb.
2nd through 4th Grades
Helping Verbs - Advanced

Linking Verbs

In the first part, students draw a line under the action verb. In the second part, they draw a line under the linking verb. This basic-level worksheet is a good introduction to linking verbs.
2nd through 4th Grades
Two Kinds of Verbs  (Basic)
Circle the linking verb in each sentence.
1st through 3rd Grades
Linking Verbs
Read the sentence in each star.  If the sentence contains an action verb, color the star red.  If it contains a linking verb, color the star yellow.
2nd through 4th Grades
Linking Verbs versus Action Verbs
Read the sentence and determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
2nd through 4th Grades
Linking Verbs versus Action Verbs 2
Read each sentence. Circle the linking verbs. Underline the action verbs. Then match the sentences with the pictures.
2nd through 4th Grades
Two Kinds of Verbs #1
Read each sentence and underline the verb. If the verb is a linking verb, write the letter L. If it's an action verb, write the letter A.
2nd through 4th Grades
Two Kinds of Verbs #2
Read each sentence and identify the linking verb.
2nd through 4th Grades
Find the Linking Verb
Sensory words- like tastes, looks, smells, sounds, seems- can be action verbs or linking verbs, depending on their context. Use the simple trick to determine which verbs are action verbs and which ones are linking verbs. Advanced level worksheet recommended for grades 5 and up.
2nd through 4th Grades
Linking Verbs (Advanced)
For each sentence, identify the simple subject, the linking verb, and the complement of the verb. Advanced grammar worksheet recommended for grades 6 and up.
2nd through 4th Grades
Linking Verbs & Complements (Advanced)

Commonly Confused Verbs

Choose the correct verb to complete each sentence. Choose between the words saw and seen.
2nd through 4th Grades
Commonly Confused Verbs: Saw and Seen
Practice using the verbs lie and lay correctly.
2nd through 4th Grades
Commonly Confused Verbs: Lay and Lie

Other

Dogs bark. Cats meow. Turkeys gobble. Monkeys chatter. Match each animal with a verb to describe its sound.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Animal Sound Verbs

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