Irregular Verbs

Sherry should have __________ everyone the truth. Then poor Rebecca would have declined a bowl of soup instead of vomiting in the bathroom once she learned the recipe included half a cup of frog tongues.

• telled

• teld

• told

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

While Allison gripped the roof's edge, she no longer resented the many hours that her boyfriend Chris spent in the gym. After all, his strong arms would catch her when she loosened her grip and __________ to the ground below.

• fell

• falled

• had fallen

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Mauricio would have _________ the seven-foot wave into shore if a huge shark had not been patrolling the waters underneath the surfboard, hungry for a dangling arm or leg.

• rode

• rided

• ridden

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If Carlos had known that hail the size of golf balls would fall later that day, he would have __________ his shoulder pads and football helmet instead of his one good suit.

• wore

• worn

• weared

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Using bites of bologna as bribes, Diane convinced Reliable, her beagle, to lie still, and then she __________ each of his eighteen toenails.

• cut

• cutted

• cuted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

At the beginning of the semester, Joyce anticipated learning about Egyptian archeology. Her interest __________, however, as the monotonous lectures of Professor Nelson provided facts dustier than mummy wrappings.

• shrinked

• shrank

• shrunck

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Without stopping for breath, Mervina, the neighborhood gossip, __________ Kishana up on the neighborhood news, including Sherry's disastrous dinner party, where the frog tongue soup sent five guests to the local emergency room.

• cought

• caught

• catched

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After Professor Curall __________ irregular verb forms in her writing class, she discovered that the frequency of tooked and weared declined in her students' essays.

• tought

• teached

• taught

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

While crawling along in rush-hour traffic, Kay cranked up her car stereo and __________ the lyrics to "Back in Black" with AC/DC, oblivious to the scowls of annoyance from the other drivers trapped beside her.

• singed

• shung

• sang

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Because Henry enjoyed impressing his girlfriend Gloria, he __________ for the expensive dinner with his brand new credit card; he would worry about the shocking statement when it arrived in the mail next month.

• paid

• had payed

• payed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D