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GDLHL Verbs

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A verb is a word that...

a)

describes a noun

b)

is a person, place, or thing

c)

shows action, what someone/something is doing

d)

describes a verb

2.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"Billy jumped over the fence."

a)

Billy

b)

jumped

c)

over

d)

fence

3.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"Sarah voted for the very first time!"

a)

voted

b)

Sarah

c)

first

d)

very

4.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"After school, Frank went to the movies with his friends."

a)

movies

b)

friends

c)

went

d)

school

5.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"Patricia holds the key to the puzzle."

a)

key

b)

puzzle

c)

holds

d)

Patricia

6.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"The pot of stew on the stove caught on fire."

a)

caught

b)

stew

c)

stove

d)

pot

7.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"My husband bought a bouquet of flowers for me for Valentine's Day."

a)

Valentine's Day

b)

bouquet

c)

bought

d)

husband

8.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"My sister offered to buy me a new phone."

a)

buy

b)

offered

c)

sister

d)

phone

9.

Identify the verb in this sentence:


"Because of no rain, the flowers in my garden wilted in the hot sun."

a)

rain

b)

wilted

c)

hot

d)

flowers

10.

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."

a)

opened

b)

door

c)

great

d)

difficulty

11.

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."

a)

Kodia

b)

finish

c)

across

d)

raced

12.

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?


"The guests rang the doorbell."

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

13.

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?


"The doorbell rang and the dog barked."

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

14.

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?


"The pilot flew the plane."

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

15.

Linking verbs link the subject to a word that describes it.


What is the linking verb in this sentence?


"Kevin is a Bellevue fireman."

a)

Kevin

b)

is

c)

Bellevue

d)

fireman

16.

What is the linking verb in this sentence?


"The glass looked dirty."

a)

The

b)

glass

c)

looked

d)

dirty

17.

What is the linking verb in this sentence?


"Sal listens to his favorite song."

a)

listens

b)

Sal

c)

song

d)

favorite

18.

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

19.

What is the correct helping verb in this sentence:


"The girls were laughing hysterically."

a)

laughing

b)

were

c)

girls

d)

hysterically

20.

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?


"The puppy has been barking for an hour."

a)

main verb

b)

helping verb

21.

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?


"The witnesses were being questioned by the police."

a)

main verb

b)

helping verb

22.

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?


"The witnesses were being questioned by the police."

a)

main verb

b)

helping verb

23.

What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?


"Devon worries about the future."

a)

Linking Verb

b)

Helping Verb

c)

Action Verb

d)

Transitive Verb

24.

What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?


"Clouds gathered before the storm."

a)

Transitive Verb

b)

Intransitive Verb

c)

Linking Verb

d)

Helping Verb

25.

What type of verb, in RED, is in the following sentence?


"Good jobs usually require a high school diploma."

a)

Transitive Verb

b)

Intransitive Verb

c)

Linking Verb

d)

Helping Verb