Action Verbs Quiz

Which word is the action verb in the following sentence? "The cat *jumps* over the lazy dog."

• cat

• jumps

• over

• lazy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in this sentence: "She *eats* her breakfast quickly in the morning."

• She

• eats

• breakfast

• quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Choose the action verb in the sentence below: "Tom *writes* an email to his friend."

• Tom

• writes

• email

• friend

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Find the action verb in the following sentence: "The birds *fly* south for the winter."

• birds

• fly

• south

• winter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is the action verb in this sentence? "Lucy *dances* beautifully in the ballet."

• Lucy

• dances

• beautifully

• ballet

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence: "Mike and Sarah *build* a sandcastle at the beach."

• Mike

• Sarah

• build

• beach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Choose the action verb in this sentence: "The teacher *explains* the lesson to the students."

• teacher

• explains

• lesson

• students

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Find the action verb in the sentence below: "James *runs* faster than anyone else in his class."

• James

• runs

• faster

• class

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is the action verb in the following sentence? "The dog *barks* loudly every time a car passes by."

• dog

• barks

• loudly

• car

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in this sentence: "Emma *reads* a book before going to bed every night."

• Emma

• reads

• book

• night

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B