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Action Verbs
As you are teaching the parts of speech, introduce your action verbs lesson with this helpful PowerPoint. The 19 slides in this presentation walk students through the different types of action verbs, including: present, past, and future...
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Action Words
From asking to yelling, this app teaches action verbs through images. Users listen to each word and tap the picture that corresponds with that verb. Just touch the screen to get started!
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Using a Computer to Write a Letter: Verbs
Review the procedure of using a word processor to write a letter. Writers read 20 sentences that are each missing one action verb. They use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences.
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Helping Verbs: Grammar for ESL/ELL
English language learners act out verbs, discuss their importance in constructing grammatically correct sentences, and then learn about helping verbs. They use helping verbs in a sentence then discuss how they are different from action...
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Action Verb Practice Test
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 20 multiple choice questions regarding action verbs. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Actions - Present Continuous
What are you doing? Why, studying the present continuous tense, of course. Language learners engage in activities and exercises that provide them with practice crafting and answering questions using the present continuous tense.
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Present Tense Verbs
In this recognizing present tense verbs in sentences worksheet, learners choose the correct action verbs, that agree with the subjects, to complete sentences. Students write 15 short answers.
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Can you write?
In this ESL worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle using action verbs. Illustrations are included for six clues needed to complete the puzzle.
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Actions in Progress
English language learners will find this practice particularly helpful. They match the sentences to their visual depiction. In the second exercise, they fill in the missing words. They use the sentences in the first activity to discover...
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What We Do in Sports
Jump! Shoot! Throw! Language learners use sports action words to complete a crossword and a word search puzzle. An answer sheet is provided.
Basic Handwriting for Kids
Verbs
In this recognizing action verbs activity, students read incomplete sentences for context and verb tense clues, select a multiple choice verb and use it to complete the sentences. Students complete five sentences.
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Verbs of Action
In this ESL verbs of actions learning exercise, students will analyze the activities pictured. Students will choose the correct verb that is depicted in each of the ten photographs.
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Word Scramble: Actions
In this ESL word scramble activity worksheet, students practice their problem solving skills as they unscramble 12 action words.
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Actions
In this action words worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict an action. From 4 choices, students select the word that best describes the action. This is intended for ESL use.
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Action
In this ESL verb worksheet, students will focus on action verbs. Students will complete 10 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the secondary column.
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That’s Amazing!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 3)
That's Amazing! is the theme of an English language development unit created by Houghton Mifflin. Following a speak, look, move, and listen routine, scholars delve into topics; seasons, weather, animals, landforms, telling time,...
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ESL Action Verbs Matching Worksheet
In this ESL action verb matching worksheet, learners match a clip art picture of a person performing an action to the sentence that names it. They complete 5 examples.
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The Future Progressive Tense
In this future progressive tense worksheet, learners read the guidelines for the use of this tense. They complete 7 sentences using the correct form of the future progressive tense with "will." They do the same in the next 7 sentences...
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ESL Actions Matching Game Worksheet
In this ESL action word/verb worksheet, students examine 10 pictures of actions such as rollerblading, taking photos, reading a comic book, and swimming. They match the pictures to the words or phrases that describe them.
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ESL Matching Actions Worksheet
In this ESL action word matching worksheet, students match a clip art picture of an action such as running, eating dinner, or swimming, and match it to the appropriate words.
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Verbs
For this ESL verb worksheet, students will focus on words of action. Students will complete 6 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the secondary...
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ESL: Actions Word Search and Collocation
In this action word learning exercise, students find a set of 19 action words in a word search puzzle, then match nouns with verbs. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Hop! Jump! Turn!
Students demonstrate action words, express meaning through mime, and demonstrate memory and aural comprehension skills. They view action words through pictures, and act them out.
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What Are They Doing?
In this ESL verb learning exercise, students will focus on words of action. Students will analyze 8 pictures and respond to the questions using action verbs to tell about the photo.