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WorksheetsGDLHL Verbs
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
A verb is a word that...
describes a noun
is a person, place, or thing
shows action, what someone/something is doing
describes a verb
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"Billy jumped over the fence."
Billy
jumped
over
fence
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"Sarah voted for the very first time!"
voted
Sarah
first
very
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"After school, Frank went to the movies with his friends."
movies
friends
went
school
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"Patricia holds the key to the puzzle."
key
puzzle
holds
Patricia
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"The pot of stew on the stove caught on fire."
caught
stew
stove
pot
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"My husband bought a bouquet of flowers for me for Valentine's Day."
Valentine's Day
bouquet
bought
husband
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"My sister offered to buy me a new phone."
buy
offered
sister
phone
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"Because of no rain, the flowers in my garden wilted in the hot sun."
rain
wilted
hot
flowers
A transitive verb transfers the action to an object.
What is the transitive verb in this sentence?
"Mrs. Brown opened the door with great difficulty."
opened
door
great
difficulty
An intransitive verb is an action verb without a receiver of the action (object).
What is the intransitive verb in this sentence?
"Kodia raced across the finish line."
Kodia
finish
across
raced
What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?
"The guests rang the doorbell."
Transitive
Intransitive
What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?
"The doorbell rang and the dog barked."
Transitive
Intransitive
What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?
"The pilot flew the plane."
Transitive
Intransitive
Linking verbs link the subject to a word that describes it.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
"Kevin is a Bellevue fireman."
Kevin
is
Bellevue
fireman
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
"The glass looked dirty."
The
glass
looked
dirty
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
"Sal listens to his favorite song."
listens
Sal
song
favorite
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."
home runs
most
has
hit
What is the correct helping verb in this sentence:
"The girls were laughing hysterically."
laughing
were
girls
hysterically
Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
"The puppy has been barking for an hour."
main verb
helping verb
Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
"The witnesses were being questioned by the police."
main verb
helping verb
Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
"The witnesses were being questioned by the police."
main verb
helping verb
What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?
"Devon worries about the future."
Linking Verb
Helping Verb
Action Verb
Transitive Verb
What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?
"Clouds gathered before the storm."
Transitive Verb
Intransitive Verb
Linking Verb
Helping Verb
What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?
"Good jobs usually require a high school diploma."
Transitive Verb
Intransitive Verb
Linking Verb
Helping Verb
