Find an action word

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: I roll the red ball beside the box.
• Primary check: I lift the blue hat on the hook.
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.

Learn the idea

A verb can tell what someone does. Roll, lift, wash and read describe different actions, so a naming word alone does not tell the action.

Listen for what the person does to the object. You may safely mime reading or lifting an imaginary object.

Example to read or listen to: I roll the red ball beside the box. The answer is roll. Roll tells the action. Do not choose a color as the action.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Listen for what the person does to the object. You may safely mime reading or lifting an imaginary object.
3. Check the worked solution: roll. Roll tells the action. Do not choose a color as the action.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Draw a green hat inside a box. Dictate: I lift the green hat inside the box. Identify hat as the noun, lift as the action, green as the description and inside as the position. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A verb can tell what someone does. Roll, lift, wash and read describe different actions, so a naming word alone does not tell the action.

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