Action Word List

Sensory Words
Sight Words:
Colors
colorless white ivory yellow gold orange green olive turquoise azure pink crimson maroon lavender purple silver brown black mottled red ruby blue spotted
Shape
round oval triangular rectangular square shapeless
Size
immense massive large tiny small tall short wide long narrow lean
Appearance
round flat curved wave/wavy ruffled angular hollow tapered wiry lopsided freckled wrinkled striped bright clear glossy jeweled fiery shimmering muddy drab dark grimy worn cluttered fresh flowery transparent sheer opaque muscular handsome robust fragile pale perky lacy shadowy
Hearing Words
crash squawk crackle chime ring thud whine buzz laugh silence bump bark clink gurgle chuckle boom bleat hiss giggle cry
thunder bray snort guffaw bawled bang blare bellow sing crow roar rumble growl hum chatter scream grate whimper mutter mumble screech slam stammer murmur wail shout clap snap whisper babble yell stomp rustle sigh cheer whistle jangle whir hush storm
Taste Words
oily rich bland ripe buttery hearty tasteless medicinal salty mellow sour fishy bitter sugary vinegary spicy bittersweet crisp fruity hot sweet savory tangy burnt
Smell Words
sweet piney acrid sickly scented pungent burnt stagnant
fragrant spicy gaseous musty aromatic gamy putrid moldy perfumed fishy spoiled dry fresh briny sour damp earthy sharp rancid dank
Touch (feeling) Words
cool wet silky sandy
cold slippery velvety gritty icy spongy smooth rough lukewarm mushy soft sharp
tepid oily woolly thick
warm waxy furry dry
hot fleshy feathery dull
steamy rubbery fuzzy thin sticky bumpy hairy fragile damp crisp leathery tender

ACTION WORD LIST

Abstracted

Achieved

Acquired

Acted

Adapted

Addressed

Administered

Advertised

Advised

Advocated

Aided

Allocated

Analyzed

Answered

Anticipated

Applied

Appraised

Approved

Arranged

Ascertained

Assembled

Assessed

Assisted

Attained

Audited

Augmented

Authored

Bolstered

Briefed

Brought

Budgeted

Built

Calculated

Cared

Charged

Chartered

Checked

Clarified

Classified

Coached

Collaborated

Collected

Comforted

Communicated

Compared

Completed

Complied

Composed

Computed

Conceived

Conducted

Conserved

Consulted

Contracted

Contributed

Converted

Cooperated

Coordinated

Copied

Correlated

Counseled

Created

Critiqued

Cultivated

Dealt

Debated

Decided

Defined

Delegated

Delivered

Designed

Detected

Determined

Developed

Devised

Diagnosed

Directed

Discovered

Discriminated

Dispatched

Displayed

Dissected

Documented

Drafted

Drove

Edited

Eliminated

Empathized

Enabled

Enforced

Enlightened

Enlisted

Ensured

Established

Estimated

Evaluated

Examined

Exceeded

Excelled

Expanded

Expedited

Experimented

Explained

Explored

Expressed

Extracted

Facilitated

Fashioned

Financed

Fixed

Followed

Formulated

Fostered

Founded

Gained

Gathered

Gave

Generated

Governed

Guided

Handled

Headed

Helped

Identified

Illustrated

Imagined

Implemented

Improved

Improvised

Inaugurated

Increased

Indexed

Indicated

Influenced

Initiated

Inspected

Instituted

Integrated

Interpreted

Interviewed

Introduced

Invented

Inventoried

Investigated

Judged

Kept

Launched

Learned

Lectured

Led

Lifted

Listened

Located

Logged

Made

Maintained

Managed

Manipulated

Mapped

Mastered

Maximized

Mediated

Memorized

Mentored

Met

Minimized

Modeled

Modified

Monitored

Narrated

Negotiated

Observed

Obtained

Offered

Operated

Ordered

Organized

Originated

Overcame

Oversaw

Participated

Perceived

Perfected

Performed

Persuaded

Planned

Practiced

Predicted

Prepared

Presented

Prioritized

Produced

Programmed

Projected

Promoted

Proposed

Protected

Proved

Provided

Publicized

Published

Purchased

Queried

Questioned

Raised

Ran

Ranked

Rationalized

Read

Reasoned

Recorded

Received

Reduced

Referred

Relied

Reported

Researched

Responded

Restored

Revamped

Reviewed

Scanned

Scheduled

Screened

Set goals

Shaped

Skilled

Solicited

Solved

Specialized

Spoke

Stimulated

Strategized

Streamlined

Strengthened

Stressed

Studied

Substantiated

Succeeded

Summarized

Synthesized

Supervised

Supported

Surveyed

Sustained

Symbolized

Tabulated

Talked

Taught

Theorized

Trained

Translated

Upgraded

Utilized

Validated

Verified

Visualized

Won

Wrote

Adverbs

accidentally
afterwards
almost
always
angrily
annually
anxiously
awkwardly
badly
blindly
boastfully
boldly
bravely
briefly
brightly
busily
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
cheerfully
clearly
correctly
courageously
crossly
cruelly
daily
defiantly
deliberately
doubtfully
easily
elegantly
enormously
enthusiastically
equally
even
eventually
exactly
faithfully
far
fast
fatally
fiercely
fondly
foolishly
fortunately
frantically
gently
gladly
gracefully
greedily
happily
hastily
honestly
hourly
hungrily
innocently
inquisitively
irritably
joyously
justly
kindly
lazily
less
loosely
loudly
madly
merrily
monthly
more
mortally
mysteriously
nearly
neatly
nervously
never
noisily
not
obediently
obnoxiously
often
only
painfully
perfectly
politely
poorly
powerfully
promptly
punctually
quickly
quietly
rapidly
rarely
really
recklessly
regularly
reluctantly
repeatedly
rightfully
roughly
rudely
sadly
safely
seldom
selfishly
seriously
shakily
sharply
shrilly
shyly
silently
sleepily
slowly
smoothly
softly
solemnly
sometimes
soon
speedily
stealthily
sternly
successfully
suddenly
suspiciously
swiftly
tenderly
tensely
thoughtfully
tightly
tomorrow
too
truthfully
unexpectedly
very
victoriously
violently
vivaciously
warmly
weakly
wearily
well
wildly
yearly
yesterday

Adjectives

average
big
colossal
fat
giant
gigantic
great
huge
immense
large
little
long
mammoth
massive
miniature
petite
puny
short
small
tall
tiny
boiling
breezy
broken
bumpy
chilly
cold
cool
creepy
crooked
cuddly
curly
damaged
damp
dirty
dry
dusty
filthy
flaky
fluffy
wet
broad
chubby
crooked
curved
deep
flat
high
hollow
low
narrow
round
shallow
skinny
square
steep
straight
wide
ancient
brief
early
fast
late
long
modern
old
old-fashioned
quick
rapid
short
slow
swift
young
abundant
empty
few
heavy
light
many
numerous
cooing
deafening
faint
harsh
high-pitched
hissing
hushed
husky
loud
melodic
moaning
mute
noisy
purring
quiet
raspy
resonant
screeching
shrill
silent
soft
squealing
thundering
voiceless
whispering
bitter
delicious
fresh
juicy
ripe
rotten
salty
sour
spicy
stale
sticky
strong
sweet
tasteless
tasty
thirsty
fluttering
fuzzy
greasy
grubby
hard
hot
icy
loose
melted
plastic
prickly
rainy
rough
scattered
shaggy
shaky
sharp
shivering
silky
slimy
slippery
smooth
soft
solid
steady
sticky
tender
tight
uneven
weak
wet
wooden
afraid
angry
annoyed
anxious
arrogant
ashamed
awful
bad
bewildered
bored
combative
condemned
confused
creepy
cruel
dangerous
defeated
defiant
depressed
disgusted
disturbed
embarrassed
envious
evil
fierce
foolish
frantic
frightened
grieving
helpless
homeless
hungry
hurt
ill
jealous
lonely
mysterious
naughty
nervous
obnoxious
outrageous
panicky
repulsive
scary
selfish
sore
tense
terrible
thoughtless
tired
troubled
upset
uptight
weary
wicked
worried
agreeable
amused
brave
calm
charming
cheerful
comfortable
cooperative
courageous
delightful
determined
eager
elated
enchanting
encouraging
energetic
enthusiastic
excited
exuberant
fair
faithful
fantastic
fine
friendly
funny
gentle
glorious
good
happy
healthy
helpful
hilarious
jolly
joyous
kind
lively
lovely
lucky
obedient
perfect
pleasant
proud
relieved
silly
smiling
splendid
successful
thoughtful
victorious
vivacious
witty
wonderful
zealous
zany
alive
brainy
breakable
busy
careful
cautious
clever
concerned
crazy
curious
dead
different
difficult
doubtful
easy
famous
fragile
helpful
helpless
important
impossible
innocent
inquisitive
modern
open
outstanding
poor
powerful
puzzled
real
rich
shy
sleepy
stupid
super
tame
uninterested
wandering
wild
wrong
adorable
alert
average
beautiful
blonde
bloody
blushing
bright
clean
clear
cloudy
colorful
crowded
cute
dark
drab
distinct
dull
elegant
fancy
filthy
glamorous
gleaming
graceful
grotesque
homely
light
misty
motionless
muddy
plain
poised
quaint
shiny
smoggy
sparkling
spotless
stormy
strange
ugly
unsightly
unusual