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Action and State Verbs – Unit 50

Mark, Rewrite & Group

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50.1 Mark whether each verb is an action or state verb

Fame
One day, I want to be famous.
Soccer
We play soccer after school.
Blouse
I like your new blouse, Katie.
Clock
Liam goes home at 4:30pm.
Cooking
Fay cooks wonderful meals.
Cheese
This cheese tastes a bit strange.
Art
Chiara wants to study art history.
Bus
Rob takes the bus to work.

50.2 Rewrite the sentences, correcting the errors

Cold
I'm having a cold at the moment.
Friends
We are knowing Jenny very well.
Soup
This soup is tasting awful.
Ice Cream
Chris is wanting an ice cream.
Vacation
Our vacation was costing a lot of money.
Spanish
Craig is understanding Spanish.
Recognition
I was recognizing that man.
Vegetables
My son is hating vegetables.
Pie
Dom's pie was smelling great.
Book
Your book is sounding interesting.

50.3 Write the verbs from the panel in the correct groups

try
drive
kick
read
hear
eat
be
know
contain
own
ACTION VERBS
STATE VERBS

50.1 Action/State

  1. want (State)
  2. play (Action)
  3. like (State)
  4. goes (Action)
  5. cooks (Action)
  6. tastes (State)
  7. wants (Action)
  8. takes (Action)

50.2 Corrected

  1. I have a cold at the moment.
  2. We know Jenny very well.
  3. This soup tastes awful.
  4. Chris wants an ice cream.
  5. Our vacation cost a lot of money.
  6. Craig understands Spanish.
  7. I recognized that man.
  8. My son hates vegetables.
  9. Dom's pie smelled great.
  10. Your book sounds interesting.

50.3 Grouped

Action: try, drive, kick, read, hear, eat
State: be, know, contain, own