Verb Flashcards
Teach 52 Verbs to your class with these cute verb flashcards! Verbs are an essential part of every language. Once your students know a few verbs, they can start to make basic sentences. If your students are beginners, start with sentences like ‘I eat ……..’ or I ‘play…….’. When children can make basic sentences easily, start to add prepositions at the end to make sentences like ‘I eat…..at the restaurant’ or I play……..at the park’.
Try giving a flashcard to each of your students and go around in a circle as the children give you an example. If this is difficult for your students, first practice the verb cards together with a chant, and then have a discussion asking for examples from your students. Once you have practiced, you are ready to try the verb activity again. Remember to build confidence first before testing your students in front of their friends : )
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These verb flashcards are great visual aids for the children because when used on a whiteboard, the children can clearly see what the meaning is before they have to read it. For this reason, sometimes they are great to use when learning how to read or write sentences. Children can start to understand the subject-verb-object sentence structure when making a repetitive example on the whiteboard.
Don’t forget to download the verb poster and put it up in your classroom! Also, why not print small versions of the poster and send them home so your kids can practice : ) children love to receive their own personal teaching materials. I have seen children take these verb sheets home and the next week, they are teaching their little brothers and sisters!
Verbs are useful words, but try to teach just a few at a time : ) After your children learn all of the present tense verbs, why not try our past tense verbs too!
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How to Use These Verb Flashcards
These printable verb flashcards help students learn common action words while practicing speaking, reading, and sentence building. Begin by introducing a small group of verbs before gradually adding more vocabulary as students become more confident.
The flashcards can be used to teach simple present tense sentences such as “I eat.”, “She runs.”, and “They play soccer.” As students progress, encourage them to expand their answers by adding objects, places, or time expressions.
These verb flashcards are suitable for preschool, kindergarten, ESL, homeschool, and elementary classrooms.
What Vocabulary is included?
| Verb flashcards | ||
|---|---|---|
| eat | draw | take |
| drink | paint | clean |
| see | cut | tie |
| go to | have | plant |
| play | give | throw |
| watch | mix | catch |
| want | make | walk |
| study | push | run |
| like | pull | swim |
| love | open | climb |
| wear | close | drive |
| read | sit | kick |
| build | stand | punch |
| cook | turn on | sleep |
| fix | turn off | stroke |
| sing | wash | talk |
| write | brush | tell |
| think |
Verb Flashcard Activities
Action Charades
Students act out a verb without speaking while the class guesses the correct action.
Verb Race
Hold up a flashcard and have students race to say the verb and use it in a simple sentence.
Sentence Builder
Give students a verb flashcard and ask them to make a complete sentence using the action.
Find Someone Who…
Call out a verb such as “run” or “read.” Students find a classmate who enjoys that activity and ask them simple questions.
Verb Relay
Divide the class into teams. One student chooses a flashcard, acts out the verb, and the next teammate says the correct action before selecting another card.
Grammar Focus & Questions
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| What do you play? | I play soccer. |
| Do you play golf? | Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. |
| What do you want? | I want ice cream. |
| Do you go to the park? | Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. |
FAQ – Verb Flashcards
Are these verb flashcards free?
Yes. All of the printable verb flashcards are free to download in PDF format for classroom and personal educational use.
Who are these verb flashcards suitable for?
These flashcards are ideal for preschool, kindergarten, ESL, homeschool, and elementary students learning common action verbs.
How can I teach verbs using flashcards?
Introduce a few action verbs at a time and reinforce them with games, role-play, charades, and simple sentence practice. Encourage students to use each verb in complete sentences to build speaking confidence.
What verbs are included?
This printable flashcard set includes 52 common action verbs such as eat, drink, read, write, run, jump, swim, sleep, cook, and many more everyday verbs.
FAQ – Verb Flashcards
