Action Verb Guessing Games

Teach action words with these fun action verb guessing games! Below, you’ll find two no-prep games for introducing or reviewing action verbs with kids and beginner English language learners. The first game is a word game where students must unscramble words to guess the action verb. The second game is a “Hidden Picture” style game in which students must guess the action word before the image is fully revealed. As always, these are free to use in your lessons.

Action Verb Game 1: Unscramble The Word

To play this action verbs game, all you have to do is play the video. There are 20 rounds, and in each round, you will see a jumbled-up word. Unscramble the word to guess the action verb before the time runs out. Tip: Pause the video and have students write down their answers to practice spelling and writing at the same time!

Action Verb Game 2

This next action verb game is a “Hidden Picture” style game. There are ten pictures of action verbs hidden behind colored shapes. As the shapes slowly disappear, the pictures are revealed. Students must try to guess the action verb as quickly as possible.

There are several ways you can use this game in class. You can ask students to raise their hands when they are ready to guess and then pause the video. Alternatively, you can pause the video and ask students to write down their answers. Or, you can simply have students shout out the action verb as soon as they know the answer.

Related Resources

For more free lesson materials for teaching about action verbs, check out these related resources:
Action Verbs PPT
Action Verb Worksheets
Action Verbs Flashcards And Board Games
Action Verb Exercises
Action Verbs Lesson Plan