1. Action Verbs

2. Action Verb
Names an action
May contain more than one word

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

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

5. Find the action verbs
Thorpe blocked like a tank.

6. Thorpe blocked like a tank.

7. Find the action verbs
He tackled like a tornado.

8. He tackled like a tornado.

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

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

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

12. He caught the ball skillfully and charged ahead fearlessly.

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

14. Experts still remember and honor Thorpe’s greatness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40. 3. Steve was fascinated by electronic circuits.
Exercise 2
3. Steve was fascinated by electronic circuits.

41. 3. Steve was fascinated by electronic circuits.
Exercise 2
3. Steve was fascinated by electronic circuits.

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. 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.

49. 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.

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

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

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

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

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