Name Verbs

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A verb is an action word.
A verb tells what someone or something is doing.
The teacher helps the children.
The children listen to her.
Then they go outside.

Read the sentence. Look for the action word.

Underline the verb in the sentence.

1. The school bell rings.

2. The children stand in line.

2+2=4
3. The teacher opens the door.

4. Noah sits at his desk.

5. Luke reads his book.

6. Karen picks a book.

7. The children listen to their teacher.

8. They play a math game.

9. Paul writes the numbers.

10. Karen and Luke count to one hundred.

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Name Adverbs

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An adverb can tell how an action happens.
The girl sings softly.
Softly tells how the girl sings.

Read the sentence. Then read the question.

Write the word that tells how the action happens.

1. The children cheered loudly.

How did the children cheer? loudly

2. The man walks quickly.

How does the man walk? quickly

3. The turtle moves slowly.

How does the turtle move? slowly

4. The woman whistles happily.

How does the woman whistle?

5. The baby slept well.

How did the baby sleep?

Write a sentence about something you do.

Use an adverb to tell how you do it.

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