100 action words in English
Action words, also known as action verbs, are verbs that specifically express what a person is doing or has done. One of the most important category of words to learn any language are the action words, known as verbs. Teach your kid this important vocabulary lesson to improve their language, grammar and communication skills.
| No | Action Word | Simple Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accept | Agree to take or receive |
| 2 | Achieve | Reach a goal or succeed |
| 3 | Admire | Look at with respect or pleasure |
| 4 | Answer | Give a reply or respond |
| 5 | Appear | Come into view or seem |
| 6 | Apply | Use or put to use |
| 7 | Ask | Request information |
| 8 | Become | Begin to be |
| 9 | Begin | Start something |
| 10 | Believe | Accept a thought as true |
| 11 | Build | Make or form by putting parts together |
| 12 | Choose | Pick one or more from many |
| 13 | Climb | Go up something |
| 14 | Create | Make something new |
| 15 | Decide | Choose after thinking |
| 16 | Describe | Say or write what something is like |
| 17 | Draw | Make a picture |
| 18 | Drive | Make a vehicle move |
| 19 | Eat | Take food into body |
| 20 | Enjoy | Feel happy about something |
| 21 | Explain | Make something clear |
| 22 | Feel | Sense an emotion or touch |
| 23 | Find | Locate or discover |
| 24 | Fix | Repair or make right |
| 25 | Follow | Go after or behind |
| 26 | Help | Give aid or support |
| 27 | Hope | Want something to happen |
| 28 | Jump | Push yourself up into air |
| 29 | Keep | Hold or continue to have |
| 30 | Know | Have knowledge or information |
| 31 | Laugh | Make a sound when happy or amused |
| 32 | Learn | Gain knowledge or skill |
| 33 | Leave | Go away from |
| 34 | Listen | Give attention to sound |
| 35 | Look | Use eyes to see |
| 36 | Love | Feel deep affection |
| 37 | Make | Create or build something |
| 38 | Move | Change place or position |
| 39 | Open | Make accessible or remove cover |
| 40 | Play | Enjoy an activity or game |
| 41 | Put | Place something somewhere |
| 42 | Read | Look at and understand written words |
| 43 | Remember | Keep facts or ideas in mind |
| 44 | Run | Move fast on feet |
| 45 | Say | Speak words |
| 46 | See | Use eyes to notice something |
| 47 | Send | Cause to go somewhere |
| 48 | Show | Let others see something |
| 49 | Sit | Rest on bottom with legs bent |
| 50 | Sleep | Rest with eyes closed at night or in day |
| 51 | Speak | Talk or say words |
| 52 | Stand | Be upright on feet |
| 53 | Start | Begin an action |
| 54 | Stay | Remain in one place |
| 55 | Stop | Cease doing something |
| 56 | Study | Spend time learning something |
| 57 | Take | Get or accept something |
| 58 | Talk | Speak with someone |
| 59 | Think | Use mind to form ideas |
| 60 | Try | Make an effort to do something |
| 61 | Turn | Change direction or position |
| 62 | Understand | Know the meaning of something |
| 63 | Use | Employ something for a purpose |
| 64 | Wait | Stay until something happens |
| 65 | Walk | Move on feet at normal pace |
| 66 | Watch | Look at something for a time |
| 67 | Write | Mark letters, words or ideas |
| 68 | Agree | Have same opinion or decision |
| 69 | Allow | Let someone do something |
| 70 | Answer | Reply to a question |
| 71 | Apply | Put to a proper use |
| 72 | Belong | Be in a place or group |
| 73 | Break | Separate into parts or damage |
| 74 | Bring | Carry something to a place |
| 75 | Carry | Hold and move something |
| 76 | Catch | Grab something moving |
| 77 | Change | Make or become different |
| 78 | Check | Look at to make sure |
| 79 | Clean | Make something free of dirt |
| 80 | Compare | Show how things are same or different |
| 81 | Count | Find total number of something |
| 82 | Cover | Place over or on top |
| 83 | Cut | Use tool to divide or shape |
| 84 | Cry | Shed tears because of emotion |
| 85 | Dance | Move to music |
| 86 | Draw | Make picture or lines |
| 87 | Dry | Remove water or make dry |
| 88 | Drop | Let something fall |
| 89 | Earn | Get money or reward for work |
| 90 | Explain | Make something easy to understand |
| 91 | Fill | Make full or complete |
| 92 | Fly | Move through air |
| 93 | Fold | Bend or lay over parts |
| 94 | Gain | Get something wanted or useful |
| 95 | Grow | Become larger or older |
| 96 | Hide | Keep out of sight |
| 97 | Hug | Hold someone to show love |
| 98 | Imagine | Form pictures or ideas in mind |
| 99 | Invite | Ask someone to join or come |
| 100 | Smile | Show happiness with face |
