Write the Verb Verb Worksheet

Verbs are the action words that make a sentence move, and first graders meet them everywhere — running on the playground, dancing in music class, waving goodbye at the classroom door. This Write the Verb Verb Worksheet gives young learners a picture-first way to notice those actions and write them down. Six friendly illustrations show children doing six different things, and a word box at the top holds the six action verbs that match. Because the choices sit right there on the page, children can put all of their attention on the real skill: looking closely at a picture, naming the action they see, and matching that action to the written word.

This 1st grade parts of speech worksheet is ready to print and use in a couple of minutes. Students read the six words in the word box, study each picture card, and write the action verb on the line inside that card. The answers deliberately do not run in the same order as the word box, so children have to read and think rather than copy straight down the list. Use it as morning work, as a literacy center task, as homework after a lesson on action words, or as a quick check before moving on to finding verbs inside full sentences.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• 1 complete answer key
• 6 picture cards, each with its own handwriting line
• A word box of six action verbs: crawl, dance, kick, run, sit, and wave
• Writing lines sized for first grade handwriting

There are three reasons this resource helps children learn verbs. First, it separates the idea from the reading: a child who cannot yet decode a sentence can still see a child kicking a ball and know that kicking is something you do. Second, writing the word by hand, rather than circling it, makes the spelling stick — the hand remembers what the eye alone forgets. Third, the scrambled order rewards careful looking, so students practice checking their work instead of guessing from position.

Teachers and parents can stretch the activity in simple ways. Act the six verbs out before the page is handed over and let children guess each one, then keep the word box on the board as a spelling reference. After the sheet is finished, ask students to turn one card into a full sentence out loud — “The girl dances” — which moves them gently from single words toward subject and verb agreement. You can also walk the classroom or the backyard and collect ten more action words on a sticky note, or play a quick round of charades using the six verbs from the Write the Verb Verb Worksheet. Keep the answer key nearby so children can check their own work and build independence.

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