English · Level A1 · ages 7 to 12 · Free

Classroom Actions: Free English Worksheets for Kids

The child learns 17 classroom verbs: read, write, listen, speak, look, point, draw, paint, cut, count, sing, think, clap, ask, stand up, sit down and put your hand up. The teacher uses these words every day.

8 worksheets · 17 words · Last update: 2026-11-06

Word list: Classroom Actions

  • read
  • write
  • listen
  • speak
  • look
  • point
  • draw
  • paint
  • cut
  • count
  • sing
  • think
  • clap
  • ask
  • stand up
  • sit down
  • put your hand up

Pictures: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT licence).

1.Picture Dictionary: Classroom Actions

A reference sheet with one picture and one word per card. Use it as a poster, or cut the cards for a memory game.

Task: Look at the pictures and read the words. Say each word aloud.

Download PDFFree · A4 · 1 page · No answer key: this is a reference sheet

Preview

  • read
  • write
  • listen
  • speak
  • look
  • point
  • draw
  • paint
  • cut
  • count
  • sing
  • think
  • clap
  • ask
  • stand up
  • sit down
  • put your hand up

2.Matching Worksheet: Classroom Actions

The child draws a line from each picture to the correct word. The words are in a different order from the pictures.

Task: Draw a line from each picture to the correct word.

Download PDFFree · A4 · 2 pages · Answer key on page 2

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  1. 1.
  2. 2.
  3. 3.
  4. 4.
  5. 5.
  6. 6.
  7. 7.
  8. 8.
  9. 9.
  10. 10.
  1. alook
  2. bput your hand up
  3. cspeak
  4. dpoint
  5. elisten
  6. fclap
  7. gpaint
  8. hstand up
  9. idraw
  10. jread
Show the answers
  1. g: paint
  2. c: speak
  3. e: listen
  4. b: put your hand up
  5. i: draw
  6. j: read
  7. d: point
  8. a: look
  9. f: clap
  10. h: stand up

3.Writing Worksheet: Classroom Actions

The child writes the word under each picture. The words are in a box at the top, so the child copies the spelling.

Task: Write the word under each picture. The words are in the box.

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Preview

Words in the box:paintclapthinkcutcountsit downsingdrawstand uplistenlookread

Show the answers
  1. listen
  2. clap
  3. sit down
  4. stand up
  5. paint
  6. cut
  7. read
  8. look
  9. think
  10. count
  11. draw
  12. sing

4.Missing Letters: Classroom Actions

Some letters of each word are missing. The child writes the missing letters, then the whole word.

Task: Write the missing letters. Then write the whole word on the line.

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  1. 1.s p e a _
  2. 2.l o _ _
  3. 3.c _ u n _
  4. 4.s _ n _
  5. 5.p _ i _ _
  6. 6.l i s _ _ n
  7. 7.c l a _
  8. 8.w r i _ _
  9. 9.p a _ n t
  10. 10.d r _ _
  11. 11.p u _ y o u _ h a n _ u _
  12. 12.s i _ d _ _ n
Show the answers
  1. speak
  2. look
  3. count
  4. sing
  5. point
  6. listen
  7. clap
  8. write
  9. paint
  10. draw
  11. put your hand up
  12. sit down

5.Unscramble the Words: Classroom Actions

The letters of each word are in the wrong order. The child puts them in the correct order and writes the word.

Task: Put the letters in the correct order. Write the word on the line.

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  1. 1.s t i w d n o
  2. 2.t p a n i
  3. 3.a n d t s u p
  4. 4.r d a w
  5. 5.n i s g
  6. 6.o o l k
  7. 7.k a s
  8. 8.u n c o t
  9. 9.l c p a
  10. 10.a e d r
  11. 11.n t i s l e
  12. 12.p t u o r u y n d h a u p
Show the answers
  1. sit down
  2. paint
  3. stand up
  4. draw
  5. sing
  6. look
  7. ask
  8. count
  9. clap
  10. read
  11. listen
  12. put your hand up

6.Circle the Correct Word: Classroom Actions

Each picture has three words next to it. Only one word is correct, and the child circles it.

Task: Look at the picture. Circle the correct word.

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Preview

  1. 1.AclapBlookClisten
  2. 2.AclapBaskCsit down
  3. 3.ApointBthinkCsit down
  4. 4.AclapBreadCpaint
  5. 5.AlookBpointCread
  6. 6.AclapBsit downCpaint
  7. 7.AcutBlookCstand up
  8. 8.Aput your hand upBthinkCread
  9. 9.AdrawBput your hand upCwrite
  10. 10.AsingBthinkCspeak
Show the answers
  1. listen
  2. clap
  3. think
  4. read
  5. look
  6. sit down
  7. stand up
  8. put your hand up
  9. draw
  10. sing

8.Sorting Worksheet: Classroom Actions

Words from two topics are mixed. The child writes each word in the correct column.

Task: Write each word in the correct column.

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Preview

  • skiing
  • read
  • running
  • tennis
  • write
  • basketball
  • count
  • volleyball
  • table tennis
  • clap
  • stand up
  • speak

Classroom actions

Sports

Show the answers

Classroom actions

  • stand up
  • speak
  • write
  • count
  • clap
  • read

Sports

  • tennis
  • skiing
  • table tennis
  • running
  • volleyball
  • basketball

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