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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Action Verbs

A. Match the action verbs to the pictures.

1. run .....
j a) b) c) d) e)
2. jump ..... h

3. sing .....
f

4. dance ..... b

5. walk .....c

6. listen .....
e f) g) h) i) j)
7. play .....
i

8. drink .....a

9. eat .....
d

10. sleep ..... g

B. Fill in the gaps with the action verbs from Exercise A.

1. I can .............
RUN a mile in five minutes. 11. I .............
LISTEN to the radio at home.

2. I .............
LISTEN to music at the nightclub. 12. Cows .............
EAT grass.

3. Do you like to .............

EAT pizza? SING in the shower.
13. I sometimes .............

4. I .............
SLEEP at 11 p.m. 14. I .............
WALK to school.

5. We .............
WALK slowly with my grandmother. 15. Can you .............
JUMP over the chair?

6. I .............
DRINK coffee every morning. 16. I listen to music and .............
DANCE .

7. We often .............
SING songs in class. 17. Do you want to .............
PLAY a game?

8. I .............
LISTEN to my teacher. 18. I .............
DRINK five glasses of water a day.

9. I .............
JUMP on the trampoline. EAT
19. I ............. a sandwich at lunchtime.

10. I .............
PLAY football on Saturdays. 20. I don't .............
SLEEP in the daytime.

C. Read about Mary's daily routine and highlight all the action verbs using your PDF
software's highlighting tool.

I wake up early and jump out of bed. I eat eggs for breakfast and drink milk. Then, I walk to
school. Sometimes, I run to school. In class, we listen to the teacher and study hard. At
breaktime, I usually sing and dance with my friends. At 5 o'clock, I go home to eat dinner.
After dinner, I play computer games. Then, I go to bed and sleep.

D. Now, write about your daily routine using the action verbs from the worksheet.
I WAKE UP EARLY, I GET UP AT 6:30 AM AFTER I BRUSH MY TEETH AND I TAKE THE SHOWER
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TOO I DRINK CUP OF COFFEE AT 7:30AM AND I EAT MY BREAKFAST AT 7:45AM
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I START THE CLASS ENGLISH AT 8:00AM AND I GO TO WORK AT 9:30.
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I USUALLY LUNCH AT 1:00 PM AND AFTER I CONTINUOUS WORKING UNTIL AT 5 O'CLOCK.
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IN THE NINGHT READ AND WATCH TV WITH MY FAMILY AND PLAY WITH MY DOG. AFTER WE HAVE DINNER AT 8:30 PM THEN I GO TO BED AND SLEEP AT 10:30 PM.

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