8th Parts of Speech: Verbs

What word is functioning as the verb?
Captain Pete adjusted the curved brim of his tricorn hat.

• adjusted
• curved
• brim
• hat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What word is functioning as the verb?
 Mary May Moonshot took classes on leadership in college.

• classes
• took
• college
• Moonshot

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What word is functioning as the verb?
The angry sea almost tossed the wobbly First Mate Murphy off the ship.

• sea
• almost
• tossed
• woobly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What word is functioning as the verb?
The pirate in the purple shirt swung from the sail of the cruise ship.

• sea
• pirate
• purple
• swung

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What word is functioning as the verb?
 First Mate Murphy and Mary May Moonshot were bloated with ham.

• were
• bloated
• with
• ham

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What word is functioning as the verb?
  Captain Carly lost her parrot in the belly of a whale

• Captain 
• her
• lost
• whale

Identify the Verb Phrase. 
Moon, the leader of the Night Horses, has white ribbons in her coat.

• the leader
• Night
• has
• has white ribbons

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the Verb Phrase. 
Star's mane was blowing in the summer wind.

• was
• was blowing
• in the 
• blowing 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the Verb Phrase. 
Sunny will never defeat the Night Horses by herself.

• will never
• never
• defeat
• herself

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the Verb Phrase. 
Strider would have led the Night Horses on the mission if Moon hadn't shown up.

• led
• on a mission 
• hadn't shown
• would have led

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B