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Action and helping verbs

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
not
b)
draw
c)
chair
d)
funny
2.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
red
b)
long
c)
jump
d)
mother
3.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
pants
b)
fluffy
c)
water
d)
sleep
4.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
had
b)
look
c)
were
d)
am
5.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
Some dogs bark loudly.
a)
some
b)
dogs
c)
bark
d)
loudly
6.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
My sister dances around.
a)
my
b)
sister
c)
dances
d)
around
7.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
The yellow sunflower grew.
a)
The
b)
yellow
c)
sunflower
d)
grew
8.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
Bill rides his bike to my house.
a)
Bill
b)
rides
c)
bike
d)
house
9.

Label the verbs below.


We could choose fruit from the salad bar.

a)

could = helping

choose = action

b)

could = action

choose = helping

10.

Label the verbs below.


We may get snow this week.

a)

may = helping

get = action

b)

may = action

get = helping

11.

Label the verbs below.


We may think red pandas are bears, but they aren't.

a)

may = action

think = helping

b)

may = helping

think = action

12.

Choose the verb.


The Smith family lives on a farm.

a)

family

b)

farm

c)

lives

d)

Smith

13.

She peeked into the room.

a)

peeked

b)

She

c)

room

d)

into

14.

Choose the verb


A doctor examined the stranger.

a)

examined

b)

stranger

c)

doctor

d)

A

15.

Choose the verb.


He helped Mr. Smith on the farm.

a)

He

b)

farm

c)

helped

d)

Smith

16.

Choose the verb.


The family waved goodbye.

a)

family

b)

waved

c)

goodbye

d)

The

17.

He worked at many jobs.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

linking verb

18.

They also grew crops.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

linking verb

19.

Today, they use machines.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

linking verb

20.

A big maple tree _________ in our backyard.

a)

be

b)

standing

c)

grows

d)

from

21.

In summer we _______ in the shade.

a)

play

b)

am

c)

happy

d)

under

22.

Birds ______ nests in the leafy branches.

a)

flying

b)

safe

c)

noisy

d)

build

23.
What is the action verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the bowl.
a)
My
b)
mother
c)
carried
d)
bowl
24.
What type of verb is the word in red?

The class cheered during the game.
a)
action verb
b)
helping verb
c)
linking verb
25.
What is the action verb in the following sentence?
This kid was annoying. 
a)
annoying
b)
kid
c)
was
d)
was annoying
26.

In which sentence is there an action verb?

a)

Babies cry a lot.

b)

she is my friend.

c)

were the girls at home?

d)

when is your birthday

27.

Which of the words below is an action verb?

a)

play

b)

now

c)

dog

d)

class

28.

Which of the following is an action verb?

a)

barked

b)

red

c)

someone

d)

quietly

29.

Which of the following is an action verb?

a)

paper

b)

he

c)

cry

d)

this

30.

Which word in this sentence is an action verb?

Bill rides his bike to my house

a)

Bill

b)

bike

c)

house

d)

rides

31.

Which have ONLY VERBS!

a)

girl, ran ,sit

b)

eat , teacher, pass

c)

spray mom ,drink

d)

play ,swim think

32.

Which of the following is an action verb?

a)

dance

b)

school

c)

ball

d)

camel

33.

Identify the action verb: The children played happily in the snow.

a)

played

b)

children

c)

snow

d)

in

34.

Which of the following is an action verb?

a)

write

b)

teacher

c)

school

d)

break

35.

Which of the following is an action verb?

a)

Sarah

b)

cook

c)

food

d)

water

36.

Find the verb:


The dog barked.

a)

The

b)

dog

c)

barked

37.

Find the verb:


Susie cried.

a)

Susie

b)

cried

38.

Find the verb:


The cats meowed.

a)

The

b)

cats

c)

meowed

39.

Find the verb:


I walked to school.

a)

I

b)

walked

c)

to

d)

school

40.

Find the verb:


Tom broke the window

a)

Tom

b)

broke

c)

the

d)

window

41.

Find the verb:


Dad drives a truck.

a)

Dad

b)

drives

c)

a

d)

truck

42.

Find the verb:


I saw Peter.

a)

I

b)

saw

c)

Peter

43.

Find the verb:


The bell rang.

a)

The

b)

bell

c)

rang

44.

Find the verb:


I knew the answers.

a)

I

b)

knew

c)

the

d)

answers

45.

Find the verb:


Joe came to the party.

a)

Joe

b)

came

c)

to

d)

party

46.

Find the verb:


The family mobed to town.

a)

family

b)

moved

c)

to

d)

town

47.

Find the verb:


We rolled down the hill.

a)

We

b)

rolled

c)

down

d)

hill

48.

Find the verb:


I want eggs for breakfast.

a)

want

b)

eggs

c)

for

d)

breakfast

49.

Find the verb:


The ball rolled under the car.

a)

ball

b)

rolled

c)

under

d)

car

50.

Find the verb:


Peppa chose the blue one.

a)

chose

b)

the

c)

blue

d)

one

51.

Find the verb:


We laughed at the story.

a)

we

b)

laughed

c)

at

d)

story

52.

The kitten scratched me.

a)

The

b)

kitten

c)

scratched

d)

me

53.

I listened to his story.

a)

listened

b)

to

c)

his

d)

story

54.

Find the verb:


The wind blew the leaves.

a)

wind

b)

blew

c)

the

d)

leaves

55.

Find the verb:


The old man gives his money away.

a)

old

b)

man

c)

gives

d)

money

e)

away

56.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Nathan bakes cookies for the holidays.

a)

Nathan

b)

bakes

c)

cookies

d)

holidays

57.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Flowers grow in the springtime.

a)

springtime

b)

flowers

c)

grow

d)

the

58.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

She is studying for her math test.

a)

studying

b)

math

c)

test

d)

she

59.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Children are reading books in the library.

a)

in

b)

the

c)

children

d)

reading

60.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Marcus watched television after school yesterday.

a)

watched

b)

television

c)

yesterday

d)

after

61.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

The dog wags his tail when he is happy.

a)

his

b)

wags

c)

dog

d)

tail

62.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

You can drive a car when you get older.

a)

car

b)

older

c)

drive

d)

you

63.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Would you like to jump on the trampoline?

a)

jump

b)

would

c)

you

d)

trampoline

64.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Ms. Montes wrote this quiz late last night.

a)

Ms

b)

wrote

c)

Montes

d)

quiz

65.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Eat your dinner before dessert.

a)

before

b)

dessert

c)

dinner

d)

eat

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