5th grade Verbs

What is the action verb in the following sentence?  A hurricane struck the island.

• hurricane
• struck
  struck
• island
• the

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?  Then heavy rains fell.

• fell
• heavy
• rains
• Then

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the direct object in the sentence?  They watch the sky at night.

• watch
• sky
• night
• at

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the action verb in the following sentence?  Leaves swirled in the air.

• air
• Leaves
• swirled
• in

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the direct object in the sentence?  Scientists study the planets.

• planets
• Scientists
• study
• the

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the direct object in the sentence?  They carefully record all of their observations.

• observations
• carefully
• record
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the following sentence what is the verb phrase (helping verb and main verb)?  The sun has risen over the town.

• The sun
• sun has
• has risen
• over the

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the following sentence what is the verb phrase (helping verb and main verb)? A rooster is crowing in the yard.

• is crowing
• crowing in
• A rooster
• rooster is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the following sentence what is the verb phrase (helping verb and main verb)? The children have awakened because of the noise.

• because of
• The children
• the noise
• have awakened

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the linking verb in the sentence?  Canaries are wonderful pets.

• pets
• are
• wonderful
• Canaries

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B