Answer Key: Worksheets
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Identifying The Action Verb
Directions: Write a sentence describing the action shown in the picture, and then underline the action verb.
1.) The man is dancing.
2.) The boy is eating his supper.
3.) The man is cleaning his house.
4.) The man is climbing the mountain.
5.) The baby is crying.
6.) The two boys are fighting.
7.) The boy is laughing very hard.
8.) He is skiing very fast.
9.) The painter is painting a wall.
10.) The boy is singing a song. `
* Answers may vary
MARI-LOU'S RIDE
The swing swang
The ropes snapped
The seat sailed
And she flew.
Her heart sang
Her shirt flapped
Her coat tailed
Her hair blew.
The bells rang
The crowd clapped
Her mom wailed
And wept too.
Then crash--bang
Into her lap
By air mail
Came Mari-Lou.
-Shel Silverstein