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4th grade verb practice study tool

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Find the action verb in the sentence. Fred prepared a pie.
a)
Fred
b)
prepared
c)
d)
pie
2.
Find the action verb in the sentence. The oven made a funny noise.
a)
oven
b)
made
c)
funny
d)
noise
3.
Find the helping verb in each sentence. Yolanda is showing her prize pig.
a)
Yolanda
b)
is
c)
showing
d)
pig
4.
Find the helping verb in the sentence. The band will play three songs.
a)
band
b)
will
c)
play
d)
songs
5.
Select the verb tense of the sentence. We chatted about the weather.
a)
present
b)
past
c)
future
6.
Select the verb tense of the sentence. Usually the wind blows from the south.
a)
present
b)
past
c)
future
7.
Select the correct verb form in the sentence. Pigs (eat, eats) turnips.
a)
eat
b)
eats
8.
Select the correct verb form in the sentence. Mom and Dad (enjoy, enjoys) mashed turnips
a)
enjoy
b)
enjoys
9.
Select the correct form of the verb in () that reflects the present tense. Our leaky radiator __________________ us. (worry)
a)
worry
b)
worrys
c)
worries
d)
worried
10.
Select the correct form of the verb in () that reflects the present tense. Our neighbor, Rusty, ______________ the leak from time to time. (fix)
a)
fix
b)
fixed
c)
fixs
d)
fixes
11.
Select the correct form of the verb in () that reflects the past tense. Together, they ________________ Mr. Drummond's papers. (copy)
a)
copy
b)
coppied
c)
copied
d)
copies
12.
Select the correct form of the verb in () that reflects the past tense. He _________________ in the elevator. (hum)
a)
hums
b)
humed
c)
will hum
d)
hummed
13.
Select the correct helping verb for the past tense to complete the sentence correctly.
The students ____________ practiced the song.
a)
has
b)
have
14.
Select the correct helping verb for the past tense to complete the sentence correctly.
Our teacher ____________ planned a concert.
a)
have
b)
has
15.
Select the correct past tense form of the verb in () to complete the sentence.
Last year they __________________ tomatoes. (grow)
a)
grows
b)
growed
c)
grown
d)
grew
16.
Select the correct past tense form of the verb in () to complete the sentence.
Louie almost ______________ the shovel. (break)
a)
breaks
b)
broke
c)
breaked
d)
broken
17.
Select the correct form of the be verb to complete the sentence.
The girls (is, are) sisters.
a)
is
b)
are
18.
Select the correct form of the be verb to complete the sentence.
Math (is, are) still their favorite subject.
a)
is
b)
are
19.
Select the correct form of the contraction to replace the words in blue.
Wild gorillas do not live in North America.
a)
didn't
b)
don't
c)
doesn't
d)
donn't
20.
Select the correct form of the contraction to replace the word in blue.
Apes cannot eat unripe fruit.
a)
cann't
b)
couldn't
c)
can't
d)
can not
21.

When the alarm went off, Tim ________________ eight hours

a)

has slept

b)

had slept

c)

will have slept

22.

Before I moved here, I ____________ in Collingswood.

a)

have lived

b)

had lived

c)

will have lived

23.

By next week we __________________ our personal narratives.

a)

have finished

b)

had finished

c)

will have finished

24.

Which sentence has present progressive tense ?

a)

They will be singing at the play tomorrow.

b)

They are signing at the play today.

c)

They were singing at the play yesterday.

25.

Which sentence has past progressive?

a)

Snowflake was smiling yesterday.

b)

Snowflake will be similing.

c)

Snowflake is smiling.

26.

Which sentence has the future progressive tense?

a)

The elves will be making toys.

b)

The elves were making toys.

c)

The elves are making toys.

27.

Which word is the helping verb?


Brooke could ask the teacher for help.

a)

ask

b)

could

c)

help

28.

Which word is the helping verb?


Bodie did play on a soccer team.

a)

on

b)

soccer

c)

did

29.

Which word is the helping verb?


Adam does read every night.

a)

does

b)

read

c)

night

30.

Which word is the helping verb?


Shaylynn and Brynna will talk about it when they get home.

a)

talk

b)

will

c)

when

31.

The SUBJECT of a sentence...

a)

tells whom or what the sentence is about.

b)

tells what the subject does or is.

32.

The PREDICATE of a sentence...

a)

tells what the sentence is about.

b)

tells what the subject does or is.

33.

Which of these are linking verbs? (Hint: two of these are sets of linking verbs!)

a)

want and move

b)

sleep and sit

c)

is and feel

d)

were and smell

34.

What is the verb phrase?

Hikers should make camp before sundown.

a)

Should camp

b)

Should make

35.

What is the verb phrase?

Do you like dogs?

a)

Do like

b)

Do you

36.

What is the verb phrase?

My dog does not bark often.

a)

does bark

b)

does not bark

37.

Change the underlined verb to past tense:

We drive all night to my cousin's house.

(a)  

38.

Change the underlined verb to past tense:

Carlos go to school late today.

a)

goed

b)

went

39.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

a)

She tryed to call her mom.

b)

I winned the bookmark contest.

c)

I rided my grandpa's horse yesterday.

d)

Tyler wrote a note to tell his dad where he went.

40.

What do helping verbs do in a sentence?

a)

They come before the main verb in a sentence.

b)

They make action verbs comfortable.

c)

They help to describe state of being.

d)

They do not do anything in a sentence.