Verbs: Action Words
act
When you act, you do something or perform a role.
bake
You bake food in the oven, making breads, cakes, and cookies.
break
When you break something, it is separated into two or more pieces or is cracked. Broken things are often unusable.
chop
When something is chopped, it is cut into smaller pieces.
clap
When you clap your hands together they make a noise.
crawl
Babies crawl to move around.
cry
Sometimes people cry when they're sad or upset.
dance
When you move your body rhythmically, you are dancing.
drink
People need to drink water every day.
earn
You can earn money by working.
eat
We eat when we are hungry.
fall
If you lose your balance, you can slip and fall.
give
When you let someone have something, you are giving it to them.
go
When you go, you are moving.
have
If you have something, you are in possession of it or it is a characteristic of yours.
hear
We hear things with our ears. Our ears give us a sense of hearing.
juggle
It takes good coordination to juggle.
jump
When you jump, you go up and down.
kneel
When you kneel, your knees are on the floor.
knit
Sweaters and socks are made by knitting.
laugh
People laugh at funny things, like jokes.
learn
When you learn, you find out something new.
move
When you move, you are not still.
nod
When you nod your head, you move it up and down.
play
When you play, you are having fun.
pull
When you pull something, you make it move by tugging at it.
push
When you push something, you make it move by pressing against it.
read
People read newspapers, books, magazines, the Internet, and other things.
run
Running is faster than walking.
scream
When you scream, you talk in a very loud, emotional voice.
see
We see with our eyes. Our eyes give us a sense of sight.
sew
You can sew using a needle and thread. Clothes are made by sewing.
shower
When you shower, you wash your body in a stream of falling water.
shrug
When you shrug, you raise your shoulders in order to show that you don't know, aren't interested in, or have doubt about something.
sit
When you sit you rest your legs.
ski
When you ski, you glide over snow or water.
sleep
We need to sleep every night.
slip
If you lose your balance, you can slip.
smell
We smell odors with our nose.
smile
People usually smile when they're happy.
speak
People speak in many different languages.
splash
When a liquid splashes, parts of it scatter around. Children like to splash around in a pool.
splatter
When you splatter something, parts of it are scattered around. Paint can splatter when you are doing art work.
split
When something is split, it is divided into two pieces.
stand
When you stand, you are on your feet.
sweep
You can sweep the floor with a broom.
swim
When you swim, you move around in the water.
talk
People talk in many different languages.
teach
When you teach someone, they learn something.
think
You can think of amazing things.
throw
When you throw something, you use your arm to send it through the air.
tickle
Tickling someone can make them laugh.
touch
When two things touch, they are in physical contact with each other.
twist
When you twist you pivot your body.
understand
When you understand something, you know it very well or you know how it works.
unzip
When you unzip something, you open a zipper.
use
When you use something you do something with it.
verb
A verb os a type of word that describes action or a state of being, like wiggle, walk, run, jump, be, do, have, or think.
vote
When you vote, you are choosing something or someone.
walk
To walk is to move on foot. Walking is slower than running.
wave
This girl is waving to her friends.
weep
Sometimes people weep when they're sad.
wiggle
When you wiggle you twist and move all over.
work
Work is the effort to do a task.
write
When you write, you put words on paper.
yawn
Sometimes people yawn when they're tired.
yell
When you yell, you shout in a very loud voice.
zip
When you zip something up, you close a zipper.
