Action Verbs
Action verbs are words that express an action and the most common verbs like eat, run, speak, cry, smile, think, jump, walk etc.
Action verbs are used to highlight your skills, experience and accomplishments.
Examples:
- The baby sleeps in the nursery.
- Close the door!
- The kids play basketball at recess.
- She waited for her friend at the bus-station.
- I accepted the job offer.
Negative sentences need do not, does not, or did not.
Examples:
- You did not walk to the station.
- It does not float on the sea.
- He does not sing a song.
Interrogative sentences begin with do, does, or did.
Examples:
- Did they finish it?
- Do you sing a song?
Action Verbs Quiz/Exercise
Improvement action words
| Accrue | Advance |
| Amplify | Bolster |
| Boost | Enhance |
| Enlarge | Energize |
| Expand | Gain |
| Generate | Grow |
| Improve | Increase |
| Inflate | Lift |
| Magnify | Maximize |
| Multiply | Outpace |
| Propel | Raise |
Communication skills action verbs
| Address | Advise |
| Brief | Compose |
| Consult | Converse |
| Convey | Correspond |
| Discuss | Explain |
| Illustrate | Introduce |
| Liaise | Listen |
| Negotiate | Network |
| Persuade | Present |
| Relay | Specify |
| Verbalize | Write |
| Speak | Train |
Reduction action verbs
| Consolidate | Curtail |
| Cut | Decrease |
| Diminish | Drive down |
| Drop | Eliminate |
| Lessen | Lower |
| Minimize | Reduce |
| Save | Shave down |
| Shrink | Slash |
| Trim | Turn down |
Management action verbs
| Administer | Command |
| Conduct | Coordinate |
| Direct | Facilitate |
| Govern | Guide |
| Head | Helm |
| Manage | Mastermind |
| Mobilize | Oversee |
| Pilot | Run |
| Shape | Steer |
| Superintend | Supervise |
Organization action verbs
| Accumulate | Allocate |
| Arrange | Chart |
| Classify | Collect |
| Compile | Divert |
| Divide | Document |
| Integrate | Label |
| List | Merge |
| Officiate | Organize |
| Rank | Rate |
| Reorganize | Reposition |
| Research | Standardize |
People skills action words
| Assist | Collaborate |
| Contribute | Cooperate |
| Cultivate | Enable |
| Foster | Guide |
| Involve | Join |
| Meet | Motivate |
| Participate | Reconcile |
| Suggest | Support |
| Unify | Unite |
Achievement action verbs
| Accomplish | Debut |
| Earn | Establish |
| Exceed | Execute |
| Outperform | Overcome |
| Produce | Raise |
| Reach | Realize |
| Revitalize | Succeed |
| Surpass | Top |
| Transform | Win |
Innovation action verbs
| Build | Charter |
| Conceive | Conceptualize |
| Create | Design |
| Devise | Draft |
| Engineer | Formulate |
| Improvise | Invent |
| Launch | Mastermind |
| Pioneer | Revolutionize |
| Spearhead | Unveil |
Leadership and management action verbs
| Advised | Aligned |
| Arranged | Centralised |
| Championed | Cultivated |
| Differentiated | Directed |
| Enabled | Endorsed |
| Formalised | Fostered |
| Furthered | Hired |
| Identified | Implemented |
| Merged | Motivated |
| Reduced | Refocused |
| Replaced | Resolved |
| Shaped | Supervised |
| Sustained | Trained |
Finance action verbs
| Audited | Calculated |
| Classified | Collected |
| Equalised | Evaluated |
| Dispensed | Halted |
| Investigated | Lowered |
| Maintained | Minimised |
| Recognised | Secured |
Technical experience action verbs
| Advance | Automate |
| Code | Deploy |
| Detect | Discover |
| Engineer | Enhance |
| Formulate | Install |
| Launch | Modify |
| Network | Program |
| Rewrite | Test |
| Troubleshoot | Update |
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