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Level: Grade 0 • Primer
Part 1.1 Read and discuss • Sentences & Action-Words
The dog runs.
Name-word: dog • Action-word: runs
The boy plays.
Name-word: boy • Action-word: plays
The fish swims.
Name-word: fish • Action-word: swims
Question 1: Find the name-words in these lines. Why is dog a name-word?
Question 2: Is runs a name-word? Why not? What word tells what the dog does?
Question 3: What word tells what the fish does? What word tells what the boy does? What do these words assert?
Part 2.1
Practice Work — Use action-words with the following name-words:
Type an action-word or click from the word bank
Action-Words Word Bank (Click to paste):
flies
fly
walks
walk
shines
falls
sings
sing
bark
ticks
tick
trot
1.
The bird
5.
The sun
9.
The girl
2.
The man
6.
The rain
10.
The clock
3.
The birds
7.
The girls
11.
The horses
4.
The men
8.
The dogs
12.
The clocks
Part 2.2
Fill the blanks in the following exercise with name-words or action-words:
A.
The
and the stars
at
.
B.
The
shines in the
.
Part 2.3
Oral Narration: Read each completed sentence aloud in a clear voice. Tell what action-words match your favorite pet or toy!