Action Words: Run, Jump, Eat, Sleep

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn action words (verbs) — words that tell us what someone is doing.

🌟 Let's Start

Look at the children in the school compound. Tunde is running. Funke is jumping. Emeka is eating his lunch. Bola is reading a book. All these words — running, jumping, eating, reading — are action words. They tell us what people are doing.

📚 New Concept

Action words (verbs):

• Run — to move your legs fast. "The children run on the field."
• Jump — to push your body up into the air. "The frog can jump very high."
• Eat — to put food in your mouth and swallow it. "We eat lunch at noon."
• Sleep — to close your eyes and rest. "I sleep at night."
• Read — to look at words and understand them. "Amina likes to read books."
• Write — to make words with a pencil. "Please write your name."
• Walk — to move on your feet, not fast. "I walk to school."
• Play — to have fun with games or toys. "The children play football."

Every sentence needs an action word! The action word tells us what is happening.

🎮 Let's Practice

1. What action word means "to move your legs fast"?
2. Fill in the blank: "At night, I ___ in my bed."
3. Name two things you do at school (use action words).

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1. The action word is run.
2. "At night, I sleep in my bed."
3. At school you might: read books, write in your exercise book, play with friends, eat lunch (any two are correct).

💡 Remember

Action words tell us what people do — run, jump, eat, sleep, read, write, walk, play. Every sentence needs an action word!