Free Verb Worksheets

Picture worksheets for first and second graders who are learning action verbs. Start with the chart, then find, pick and write verbs. Every worksheet has an answer key.

Grades 1–2 Grammar Worksheet Pack cover
Grades 1–2 Grammar Pack

All of grades 1–2 grammar in one file

All 8 grades 1–2 topics in one print-ready file: every free sheet in teaching order, plus a review, a write-about-it page and a scored quiz for each topic, two mixed check-ups and a progress chart. 67 sheets, every answer key at the back.

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What Is a Verb? Chart printable preview

What Is a Verb? Chart

Chart

Twelve pictured action verbs in four groups, with a sample sentence for each group. Act them out together.

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Find the Verb printable preview

Find the Verb

Grades 1–2

Eight short sentences with picture clues. Circle the word that tells what happens. Answer key on page 2.

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What Can It Do? printable preview

What Can It Do?

Grades 1–2

Look at the picture and circle the verb that fits: a fish can swim or read? Answer key on page 2.

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Write the Verb printable preview

Write the Verb

Grades 1–2

Finish six sentences with a verb from the word bank. Answer key on page 2.

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Verb or Noun? printable preview

Verb or Noun?

Grades 1–2

Eight words to sort into verbs and nouns. Answer key on page 2.

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Verb or Not? printable preview

Verb or Not?

Grades 1–2

Twelve words: color the boxes that hold verbs. Answer key on page 2.

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About these verb worksheets

A verb tells what someone or something does. These worksheets stay with action verbs a child can act out: hop, swim, cut, kick, sleep. Being verbs like is and was come later.

The pictures do real work here. A child looks at the fish and decides it can swim, not read, which is how you find a verb in a sentence: ask what the subject is doing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grade are these verb worksheets for?
First and second grade. The sentences use short words a beginning reader can sound out.
Do these cover verb tenses?
No. These are about recognizing action verbs. Past, present and future tense come after a child can reliably find the verb in a sentence.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes. Every worksheet prints its answer key as page 2 of the same PDF.