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Verbs |
A verb is a word which is used to indicate an action. In early years education it is commonly referred to as a "doing" word.
| abandon | abseil | accept |
| achieve | act | add |
| admit | adore | advise |
| agree | allow | amuse |
| annoy | answer | apologise |
| approach | argue | arrange |
| ask | attack | attend |
| avoid | bake | balance |
| ban | bark | bathe |
| bawl | be | become |
| beg | begin | belong |
| bend | bet | bite |
| blame | bleed | blend |
| blink | blow | blush |
| boast | boil | borrow |
| bounce | bow | brag |
| breathe | bring | brush |
| build | burn | burst |
| bury | buy | call |
| camp | cancel | capture |
| care | carry | catch |
| cause | cease | change |
| chant | charge | chase |
| chatter | cheat | check |
| cheer | chew | chirp |
| choose | chop | chuckle |
| claim | clap | clean |
| clear | click | climb |
| clip | close | coach |
| collect | collide | comb |
| come | complain | concentrate |
| cook | cope | cough |
| count | cover | crawl |
| creep | crunch | cry |
| cuddle | curl | cut |
| cycle | dance | decorate |
| delete | deny | die |
| diet | dig | dislike |
| disturb | dive | divide |
| do | drag | draw |
| dream | dress | dribble |
| drill | drink | drip |
| drive | drop | earn |
| eat | enjoy | enter |
| escape | exercise | explain |
| explode | explore | fail |
| fall | feed | feel |
| fetch | fight | fill |
| find | finish | fish |
| fix | flick | float |
| fly | fold | follow |
| forget | forgive | freeze |
| frown | gamble | get |
| give | glare | glide |
| glitter | gloat | glow |
| glue | go | gossip |
| grab | grasp | grate |
| greet | grip | grow |
| growl | grumble | grunt |
| guess | guide | hammer |
| hang | hate | haunt |
| have | heal | hear |
| help | hide | hire |
| hit | hold | hop |
| hope | howl | hug |
| hum | hurry | ignore |
| illustrate | imagine | improve |
| inject | insult | introduce |
| invade | iron | itch |
| jog | join | joke |
| jot | juggle | jump |
| keep | kick | kill |
| kiss | knit | knock |
| know | laugh | launch |
| lay | lead | leak |
| lean | leap | learn |
| leave | lend | lick |
| lie | lift | like |
| live | load | lock |
| look | lose | love |
| make | march | marry |
| mash | measure | meet |
| melt | mend | mime |
| mix | moan | move |
| nag | need | nibble |
| nip | nod | observe |
| obstruct | obtain | occupy |
| offer | open | order |
| pack | paddle | paint |
| pass | pat | pause |
| pay | peck | peek |
| peel | perch | phone |
| photograph | pick | pinch |
| plan | plant | play |
| plead | point | poke |
| pop | post | pour |
| practise | pray | press |
| pretend | prick | |
| prompt | protect | prove |
| pull | pump | punch |
| push | quack | quarrel |
| race | rain | rake |
| rattle | reach | read |
| receive | regret | release |
| repair | repeat | replace |
| rescue | rest | return |
| reward | ride | ring |
| rip | roar | roll |
| row | rub | ruin |
| run | rush | sail |
| save | saw | say |
| scare | scoop | score |
| scrape | scratch | scream |
| scrub | search | see |
| seek | seem | sell |
| send | serve | set |
| sew | shake | share |
| shave | shine | shop |
| show | shrink | shrug |
| shut | sing | sink |
| sit | skate | sketch |
| ski | skip | slam |
| slap | sleep | slide |
| slip | smash | smell |
| smile | snatch | sneak |
| sneeze | sniff | snore |
| snow | solve | speak |
| spell | spend | spill |
| spin | splash | spoil |
| spray | spread | sprint |
| spy | squash | squeak |
| squeeze | squirt | stamp |
| stand | stare | start |
| stay | steal | steer |
| stick | sting | stink |
| stir | stop | store |
| stretch | stroke | study |
| sulk | swear | sweat |
| sweep | swing | take |
| talk | taste | teach |
| tear | tease | tell |
| test | thank | think |
| throw | tie | tip |
| touch | train | travel |
| treat | trick | trust |
| try | turn | twist |
| type | undo | use |
| visit | wag | wail |
| wait | wake | walk |
| wander | wash | waste |
| wave | wear | weigh |
| whistle | wipe | wish |
| work | worry | write |
| yawn |
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