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The document contains a poem titled "Play!" by Lill Pluta. It instructs the reader to underline the action verbs in the poem with a red crayon. It then provides a poem with lines describing different actions like "I jump. I shake." It asks the reader to count the number of action verbs and provide the total. It also includes a section for the reader to write their own action verb poem in the same style as "Play!" and illustrate it on a separate sheet.

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The document contains a poem titled "Play!" by Lill Pluta. It instructs the reader to underline the action verbs in the poem with a red crayon. It then provides a poem with lines describing different actions like "I jump. I shake." It asks the reader to count the number of action verbs and provide the total. It also includes a section for the reader to write their own action verb poem in the same style as "Play!" and illustrate it on a separate sheet.

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Name: _______________________

Read the poem below and look for action verbs. Underline the action verbs
with a red crayon.

Play! by Lill Pluta

I jump. I shake.

I dance. I hop.

I like to move.

I cannot stop.

I scoot and roll

across the floor.

I spin in circles

out the door.

I run outside.

I leap. I skip.

I bounce. I slide.

I swing. I flip.

But Im still careful!

I dont trip!

How many action verbs did you find in this poem? _______________

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My Action Verb Poem

Write your own action verb poem in the style of Lill Pluta's poem, Play!
Underline the action verbs with a crayon. Try to start each sentence with the
word I, followed by an action verb.

Illustrate your poem on a separate sheet of paper.

_________________________________________
(title)

written by _________________________________
(your name))

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Name: _______________________

Read the poem below and look for action verbs. Underline the action verbs
with a red crayon.

Play! by Lill Pluta

I jump. I shake.

I dance. I hop.

I like to move.

I cannot stop. ** Note: Can is a helping verb that helps the main verb, stop.

I scoot and roll

across the floor. ** Note: Across the floor is a prepositional phrase.

I spin in circles

out the door. ** Note: Out the door is a prepositional phrase.

I run outside.

I leap. I skip.

I bounce. I slide.

I swing. I flip.

But Im still careful! ** Note: The word am, which is part of I'm, is a linking verb.

I dont trip! ** Note: The word do, which is part of don't, is a helping verb.

How many action verbs did you find in this poem? 17


(Actually it's 18 if you count the word play in the title.)

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