Ms. Gott 7th Grade Language Arts Vivacious Verbs Ms. Gott 7th Grade Language Arts

Action Verbs A word that expresses ACTION! 1. Mental/Emotional Actions Hope, love, learn, imagine, think, need, forget, frighten 2. Physical Actions Dive, taste, construct, speak, write, sleep, travel, soar

EXAMPLES I walked to the birthday party: physical—seen I thought about a race car: mental--unseen

Practice: on your dry erase boards, locate and write down 20 action verbs. “We planned our vacation carefully. After our family conference, we decided on a trip to Disney World. Walt Disney thought of and created many innovative characters. He called them, magical. He was able to reach many young children’s lives through his animation. At Disney World, you can ride a magic carpet, eat cotton candy, or shake Prince Charming’s hand. At Typhoon Lagoon, you can slide down a twirly water ride, devour a huge snow cone, and even dive in a wave pool. The hotel is the best because you get to sleep on a pillow of Mickey Mouse’s face and wake up to pancakes shaped like Donald Duck. The fireworks at night burst into the sky and illuminate the whole park. I also shouldn’t forget to mention that you can see some scary pirates of the Caribbean, and witness Snow White munching on a poisonous apple. It is one place we will love to go on vacation and we suggest it to you!”