1. He likes to ride a skateboard.

2. He likes to take a skateboard.
[#1 is correct. What other verbs can we use instead of 'ride'? Can we use 'take'?]

2 answers

I don't know of any synonym for "ride" a skateboard. However, "skateboard" can also be a verb -- such as "I'll skateboard to the park."
you can use the words:
drive, mongo*, move around while riding on skateboard, steering around while riding the skateboard

*mongo is most skaters push their skateboards with their back foot, but sometimes skaters find it easier to push with their front foot instead. This is called pushing "mongo."