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Strong Verbs

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The senator will be giving a speech on Monday.

a)

Correct

b)

The senator will speak Monday.

c)

On Monday, the senator will be giving a speech.

d)

The senator gave a speech on Monday.

2.

The Hobbit was boring to me.

a)

The Hobbit bored me.

b)

Correct

c)

The Hobbit is boring to me.

d)

The Hobbit was boring for me.

3.

Sunday was the day the Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream.

a)

Correct

b)

The Washington Mystics victory over the Atlanta Dream was on Sunday.

c)

It was Sunday when the Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream on Sunday

d)

The Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

4.

Bilbo is a character who has earned a lot of respect from Gandalf and the dwarves.

a)

Bilbo is someone who has earned a lot of respect from Gandalf and the dwarves.

b)

Bilbo earned a lot of respect from Gandalf and the dwarves.

c)

Correct

d)

Bilbo has earned a lot of respect from Gandalf and the dwarves.

5.
An action verb ......
a)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.
b)
helps the main verb in the sentence.
c)
is the action the subject of the sentence is doing.
d)
is a person, place, or thing.
6.
What is the action verb in the sentence?
I believe it will rain today.
a)
believe
b)
will
c)
rain
d)
today
7.
What is the action verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the platter.
a)
My
b)
mother
c)
carried
d)
platter
8.
Find the verb: Dr. Gamel is an avid reader. 
a)
avid
b)
is
c)
reader
d)
an
9.
Find the verb: I am the tallest student in 7th grade. 
a)
am
b)
I
c)
student
d)
in
10.
Which of the following words is an action verb? 
a)
was
b)
am
c)
were
d)
crying
11.
Helping verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase.
What is the helping verb in this sentence?
Jeffrey has hit the most home runs.
a)
home runs
b)
most
c)
has
d)
hit
12.
Which of the following is a verb?
a)
swimmer
b)
sauce
c)
spin
d)
courageous
13.

What's the verb that means the same as "to tell more about a topic"?

a)

restate

b)

expand

c)

reject

d)

anticipate

14.

What's the verb that means "to say something again but with different words"?

a)

repeat

b)

record

c)

renounce

d)

restate

15.

What's the verb that means "to not accept something"?

a)

reject

b)

reply

c)

refer

d)

relay

16.

What's the verb that means "to stress/highlight something"?

a)

enroll

b)

exhibit

c)

emphasize

d)

empower

17.

What's the verb that means "to suggest something" (like a plan or an idea)?

a)

pander

b)

proliferate

c)

propose

d)

pontificate

18.

What's the verb that means "to say the opposite of what someone else is saying"?

a)

contradict

b)

contrast

c)

complicate

d)

comply

19.

What's the verb that means "to decide, to form an opinion"?

a)

comply

b)

conclude

c)

contrast

d)

confer

20.
Find the action verb:
The car passed everyone on the road.
a)
car
b)
road
c)
passed
d)
one
21.
Find the action verb:
Many singers train their voices for years.
a)
train
b)
many
c)
voices
d)
years
22.
Find the action verb:
I decided to sign up for ballroom dancing lessons.
a)
ballroom
b)
dancing
c)
decided
d)
lessons
23.
Find the action verb:
Sandy flopped dramatically onto her bed.
a)
bed
b)
dramatically
c)
onto
d)
flopped
24.
Find the action verb:
Chocolate makes everything better.
a)
better
b)
makes
c)
chocolate
d)
everything
25.
Find the action verb:
With her hands folded, the little girl began her prayer.
a)
began
b)
prayer
c)
folded
d)
girl
26.
Find the action verb:
We learned to build a birdcage at camp.
a)
we
b)
camp
c)
at
d)
learned
27.
Find the action verb:
Ralph liked the visit to a Jewish synagogue.
a)
liked
b)
visit
c)
Ralph
d)
Jewish
28.
Find the action verb:
Put them on that bulletin board.
a)
bulletin
b)
them
c)
on
d)
put
29.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
Brian carried the groceries home.
a)
Action
b)
Being
30.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
Please open that can of spinach.
a)
Action
b)
Being
31.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
Mrs. Dunlap is your science teacher.
a)
Action
b)
Being
32.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
The cat leaped over the fence.
a)
Action
b)
Being
33.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
There were hardly any empty seats at the game.
a)
Action
b)
Being
34.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
That giant sequoia tree is 2,000 years old.
a)
Action
b)
Being
35.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
Bryson traveled a long distance.
a)
Action
b)
Being
36.
Is the verb in green an action verb or a being verb?
Dad cooked his favorite meal, steak.
a)
Action
b)
Being
37.
Identify the action verb in the sentence.
Americans eat a lot of ice cream.
a)
Americans
b)
eat
c)
a lot
d)
ice cream
38.
Identify the action verb in the sentence.
I read a fascinating article about the history of ice cream.
a)
read
b)
fascinating
c)
about
d)
history
39.
Identify the action verb in the sentence.
The Chinese discovered an ice preservation method.
a)
Chinese
b)
discovered
c)
preservation
d)
method
40.
Identify the being verb in the sentence.
Crushed ice with syrup or fruit was probably the original iced dessert.
a)
crushed
b)
syrup
c)
was
d)
iced
41.
Identify the being verb in the sentence.
The Emperor Nero's favorite dessert was snow mixed with honey and fresh fruit.
a)
favorite
b)
dessert
c)
was
d)
mixed
42.
Identify the being verb in the sentence.
Fruit, ice, and milk are the typical ingredients for sherbet.
a)
milk
b)
typical
c)
ingredients
d)
are
43.
Identify the being verb in the sentence.
The major ingredient of ice cream is cream.
a)
the
b)
ingredient
c)
of
d)
is
44.
Identify the being verb in the sentence.
The major ingredient of ice cream is cream.
a)
the
b)
ingredient
c)
of
d)
is
45.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: Sam watched a volleyball game at his high school.

a)

watched

b)

game

c)

school

d)

Sam

46.

What kind of verb is in this sentence? The boy was in trouble at school.

a)

action

b)

being

47.

What kind of verb is in this sentence? Captain Underpants saved the universe from evil forces again.

a)

action

b)

being