Action Words

Action words, often known as action verbs, are words that express an action. Something is being done.   

Examples:

Jump, crawl, eat, drink, go, stop, run, walk, sleep, wash, open, close, push, pull, play, hug, tickle, dance, shake, sit, stand, toss, catch, and come etc.  The words given to the image are all called action words.

• Jumping      

• Running

• Dancing

• Laughing

 

• Crying

Actions can be performed by animals as well. 

• The monkey is eating a banana. 

• The horse is running along the seashore. 

• Peacock is dancing in the rain. 

• The birds are singing.  

Even objects can carry out actions. 

• A moving train. 

• The airplane is flying.