Unit 6 · Pre-A1 / A1
Action Words — Verbs
What Is a Verb?
Every day, you do many things. You eat, you run, you jump, you play, you read, you write. The words that tell us what someone or something is DOING are called verbs. Verbs are action words — they show action or movement.
Student-Friendly Definition: A verb is a word that tells us what someone or something does. Verbs are action words.
Common Action Verbs
Every day is full of actions. You wake up, you eat, you walk to school, you play with friends. Each of these actions has a name — a verb. Learning common action verbs helps you describe what you and others do every day.
Student-Friendly Definition: Action verbs are words that name specific things we do — like eating, running, jumping, playing, reading, and writing.
Identifying Verbs in Sentences
When you read a sentence, how do you find the verb? The verb is the word that tells you what is happening. In "The dog runs," the word "runs" tells you what the dog is doing. Finding the verb in a sentence is like finding the action — look for what is happening.
Student-Friendly Definition: Identifying verbs in sentences means finding the word (or words) that tell what someone or something is doing.
Practise Action Words — Verbs in a game — 5 friendly questions are ready.