ACTION VERBS Action Verb Names an action May

ACTION VERBS

Action Verb Names an action May contain more than one word

Find the action verbs Sports experts write about the football player Jim Thorpe even today.

Sports experts write about the football player Jim Thorpe even today.

Find the action verbs Thorpe blocked like a tank.

Thorpe blocked like a tank.

Find the action verbs He tackled like a tornado.

He tackled like a tornado.

Find the action verbs In every game, Thorpe attacked his opponents with all his might.

In every game, Thorpe attacked his opponents with all his might.

Find the action verbs He caught the ball skillfully and charged ahead fearlessly.

He caught the ball skillfully and charged ahead fearlessly.

Find the action verbs Experts still remember and honor Thorpe’s greatness.

Experts still remember and honor Thorpe’s greatness.

Find the subject and action verbs The French probably invented tennis in about 1150.

Find the subject and action verbs The French probably invented tennis in about 1150.

Find the subject and action verbs At one time, people called the game lawn tennis.

Find the subject and action verbs At one time, people called the game lawn tennis.

Find the subject and action verbs In 1874, Mary E. Outerbridge observed tennis in Bermuda.

Find the subject and action verbs In 1874, Mary E. Outerbridge observed tennis in Bermuda.

Find the subject and action verbs She brought a net, tennis balls, and racquets back to the United States.

Find the subject and action verbs She brought a net, tennis balls, and racquets back to the United States.

Find the subject and action verbs She established the first court in New York City.

Find the subject and action verbs She established the first court in New York City.

Find the subject and action verbs Maud Wilson won the first women’s championship at Wimbledon in 1884.

Find the subject and action verbs Maud Wilson won the first women’s championship at Wimbledon in 1884.

Find the subject and action verbs Ellen Hanson earned the first singles crown at the U. S. Open in 1887.

Find the subject and action verbs Ellen Hanson earned the first singles crown at the U. S. Open in 1887.

Find the subject and action verbs Women excelled at tennis during the 1920 s.

Find the subject and action verbs Women excelled at tennis during the 1920 s.

Find the subject and action verbs Suzanne Lenglen of France won at Wimbledon from 1920 to 1924.

Find the subject and action verbs Suzanne Lenglen of France won at Wimbledon from 1920 to 1924.

Find the subject and action verbs She developed an athletic style of play.

Find the subject and action verbs She developed an athletic style of play.

Now try your own! Finish exercise 2. Underline the subject, circle the action verbs.

Exercise 2 1. Steve Wozniak started as a boy who loved having fun.

Exercise 2 1. Steve Wozniak started as a boy who loved having fun.

Exercise 2 2. He became the father of the modern personal computer.

Exercise 2 2. He became the father of the modern personal computer.

Exercise 2 3. Steve was fascinated by electronic circuits.

Exercise 2 3. Steve was fascinated by electronic circuits.

Exercise 2 4. At 8 years old, he got a ham radio license.

Exercise 2 4. At 8 years old, he got a ham radio license.

Exercise 2 5. In sixth grade, Steve started his own amateur radio station.

Exercise 2 5. In sixth grade, Steve started his own amateur radio station.

Exercise 2 6. His school’s electronics club elected him president.

Exercise 2 6. His school’s electronics club elected him president.

Exercise 2 7. He won first prize at a high school science fair at 13.

Exercise 2 7. He won first prize at a high school science fair at 13.

Exercise 2 8. Before graduating, he began building and improving personal computers.

Exercise 2 8. Before graduating, he began building and improving personal computers.

Exercise 2 9. As a young adult, he co-founded Apple Computer, Inc.

Exercise 2 9. As a young adult, he co-founded Apple Computer, Inc.

Exercise 2 10. Steve deserves credit for the computers found on every desk in classrooms, businesses, and homes.