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Action verbs

Total questions: 173

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We ate dinner last night at seven.

(a)  

2.

The child slept in the nap room.

(a)  

3.

Janet played soccer with her teammates.

(a)  

4.

Please open the door for me.

(a)  

5.

What should we bring to the party?

(a)  

6.

The baby smiled at me.

(a)  

7.

Kaylie and I sing in the choir.

(a)  

8.

I helped my mother with the groceries.

(a)  

9.

Anthony threw the football to me.

(a)  

10.

The cat licked its paw.

(a)  

11.

Find the verb:


The dog barked.

a)

The

b)

dog

c)

barked

12.

Find the verb:


Susie cried.

a)

Susie

b)

cried

13.

Find the verb:


The cats meowed.

a)

The

b)

cats

c)

meowed

14.

Find the verb:


I walked to school.

a)

I

b)

walked

c)

to

d)

school

15.

Find the verb:


Tom broke the window

a)

Tom

b)

broke

c)

the

d)

window

16.

Find the verb:


Dad drives a truck.

a)

Dad

b)

drives

c)

a

d)

truck

17.

Find the verb:


I saw Peter.

a)

I

b)

saw

c)

Peter

18.

Find the verb:


The bell rang.

a)

The

b)

bell

c)

rang

19.

Find the verb:


I knew the answers.

a)

I

b)

knew

c)

the

d)

answers

20.

Find the verb:


Joe came to the party.

a)

Joe

b)

came

c)

to

d)

party

21.

Find the verb:


The family mobed to town.

a)

family

b)

moved

c)

to

d)

town

22.

Find the verb:


We rolled down the hill.

a)

We

b)

rolled

c)

down

d)

hill

23.

Find the verb:


I want eggs for breakfast.

a)

want

b)

eggs

c)

for

d)

breakfast

24.

Find the verb:


The ball rolled under the car.

a)

ball

b)

rolled

c)

under

d)

car

25.

Find the verb:


Peppa chose the blue one.

a)

chose

b)

the

c)

blue

d)

one

26.

Find the verb:


We laughed at the story.

a)

we

b)

laughed

c)

at

d)

story

27.

The kitten scratched me.

a)

The

b)

kitten

c)

scratched

d)

me

28.

I listened to his story.

a)

listened

b)

to

c)

his

d)

story

29.

Find the verb:


The wind blew the leaves.

a)

wind

b)

blew

c)

the

d)

leaves

30.

Find the verb:


The old man gives his money away.

a)

old

b)

man

c)

gives

d)

money

e)

away

31.

Eric put the shirt back onto the clothes rack.

a)

put

b)

shirt

c)

back

d)

rack

32.

They ran to the finish line.

a)

line

b)

ran

c)

to

d)

They

33.

The child thought about the television.

a)

child

b)

about

c)

thought

d)

television

34.

The class acted like animals.

a)

animals

b)

class

c)

like

d)

acted

35.

You ride your bike to school every day.

a)

ride

b)

bike

c)

school

d)

every

36.

Usain Bolt runs at a top speed of 27.8 mph.

a)

Bolt

b)

runs

c)

top

d)

speed

37.

That person ate the last slice of pie.

a)

person

b)

ate

c)

last

d)

slice

38.

The carpenter slowly shaved the wood.

a)

slowly

b)

shaved

c)

the

d)

wood

39.

The water gushed out of the hole in the dam.

a)

water

b)

out

c)

gushed

d)

hole

40.

I exercise during my break times.

a)

my

b)

during

c)

exercise

d)

times

41.

I slammed that door so hard.

a)

door

b)

I

c)

that

d)

slammed

42.

Laila delivered an impressive solo at the concert.

a)

delivered

b)

impressive

c)

solo

d)

concert

43.

Terrance passed the paper to the student sitting behind him.

a)

Terrance

b)

paper

c)

passed

d)

him

44.

Mrs. Park teaches all day at school.

a)

Mrs. Park

b)

teaches

c)

all

d)

day

45.

The class takes a quiz on action verbs.

a)

takes

b)

class

c)

quiz

d)

verbs

46.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Cora rides her bike.

a)

Cora

b)

bike

c)

rides

47.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

The girls listen to the rain on the roof.

a)

girls

b)

roof

c)

listen

48.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Maverick's baby sister crawled across the floor.

a)

baby

b)

crawled

c)

sister

49.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Finn chases Mateo on the playground.

a)

playground

b)

chases

c)

Finn

50.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

The river runs fast in the spring.

a)

river

b)

runs

c)

spring

51.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Olivia loves her older sisters.

a)

older

b)

sisters

c)

loves

52.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Maria remembers her first taste of ice cream.

a)

remembers

b)

first

c)

ice

53.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Val used only red paint in her artwork.

a)

used

b)

paint

c)

artwork

54.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

The men pushed the wagon up the steep hill.

a)

men

b)

pushed

c)

wagon

55.

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Grandpa swims in the lake every morning.

a)

Grandpa

b)

swims

c)

lake

56.

What is a verb?

a)

A person, place, or thing

b)

A describing word

c)

An action word

d)

An opposite word

57.

Which of these words is a verb?

a)

climb

b)

sister

c)

hot

d)

home

58.

Choose the verb in this sentence: The kids skipped all the way to school.

a)

kids

b)

way

c)

school

d)

skipped

59.

Choose the verb from this sentence: We eat our lunch at the table.

a)

lunch

b)

eat

c)

we

d)

table

60.

Which list ONLY has verbs?

a)

run, jump, hide, read

b)

dog, book, apple, yellow

c)

cute, bike, flower, cat

d)

house, shoes, hair, baby

61.

Choose the verb from this sentence: Kayla listens to a story before bedtime.

a)

story

b)

Kayla

c)

listens

d)

bedtime

62.

Choose the picture that shows an ACTION.

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Choose the verb from this sentence: James always throws away all of his trash.

a)

throws

b)

James

c)

trash

d)

away

64.

Choose the TWO verbs from this sentence: We ate dinner and then walked around the park yesterday before dark.

a)

dinner and park

b)

before and yesterday

c)

then and dark

d)

ate and walked

65.

Which of these words is NOT a verb?

a)

help

b)

dream

c)

cow

d)

smile

66.

Find the action verb in the sentence below :

The tall girl is singing loudly.

a)

tall girl

b)

singing

c)

loudly

67.

Find the action verb in the sentence below :

The boy likes swimming in pool.

a)

swimming

b)

pool

c)

boy

68.

Find the action verb in the sentence below :

Mira is baking cake for party.

a)

Mira

b)

party

c)

baking

69.

Find the action verb in the sentence below :

Ameer loves to paint during holiday.

a)

paint

b)

holiday

c)

loves

70.

Find the action verb in the sentence below :

Ameera's hobby is riding the horse

a)

hobby

b)

riding

c)

horse

71.

Find the action verb in the sentence below

My family and I love hiking up the hills.

a)

hiking

b)

up the hill

c)

My family and I

72.

Look at the pictures below and choose the correct action verbs.

a)

singing

b)

dancing

c)

talking

73.

Look at the pictures below and choose the correct action verbs.

a)

writing

b)

sketching

c)

painting

74.

Look at the pictures below and choose the correct action verbs.

a)

camping

b)

hiding

c)

hiking

75.

Look at the pictures below and choose the correct action verbs.

a)

baking

b)

cooking

c)

cleaning

76.

Find the action verb in the sentence below :

Phillip reads a few pages everyday.

a)

Phillip

b)

reads

c)

pages

77.

Find the action verb in the sentence below :

Percy collected many fine seashells.

a)

many

b)

Percy

c)

collected

78.

Look at the pictures below and choose the correct action verbs.

a)

ride a horse

b)

walk a horse

c)

ride a donkey

79.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
My sister dances around.
a)
my
b)
sister
c)
dances
d)
around
80.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
Bill rides his bike to my house.
a)
Bill
b)
rides
c)
bike
d)
house
81.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
had
b)
look
c)
were
d)
am
82.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
not
b)
draw
c)
chair
d)
funny
83.
The boy climbed down the tree.
Choose the action verb.
a)
climbed
b)
boy
c)
The
d)
tree
84.
My father worries about the price of gas.
Choose the action verb.
a)
father
b)
gas
c)
worries
d)
My
85.
She built a toy village for her trains.
Choose the action verb.
a)
SHe
b)
trains
c)
toy
d)
built
86.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
not
b)
draw
c)
chair
d)
funny
87.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
red
b)
long
c)
jump
d)
mother
88.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
pants
b)
fluffy
c)
water
d)
sleep
89.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
had
b)
look
c)
were
d)
am
90.
In which sentence is there an action verb?
a)
Were the girls at home?
b)
She is my friend.
c)
Babies cry a lot.
d)
The dogs are cute.
91.
In which sentence is there an action verb?
a)
That book was funny.
b)
The boys ran down the road.
c)
When is your birthday?
d)
My cats are little.
92.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
Some dogs bark loudly.
a)
some
b)
dogs
c)
bark
d)
loudly
93.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
My sister dances around.
a)
my
b)
sister
c)
dances
d)
around
94.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
The yellow sunflower grew.
a)
The
b)
yellow
c)
sunflower
d)
grew
95.
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
Bill rides his bike to my house.
a)
Bill
b)
rides
c)
bike
d)
house
96.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Phillip reads a few pages everyday.
a)
Phillip
b)
reads
c)
pages
d)
every
97.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Haley climbed the mountain on Friday.
a)
Haley
b)
Friday
c)
climbed
d)
the mountain
98.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Percy collected many  fine seashells.
a)
many
b)
Percy
c)
collected
d)
seashells
99.
What is the verb in the sentence below?

Harriet taught the class about training the dogs.
a)
Harriet
b)
taught
c)
the class
d)
training
100.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Simon argued with everyone today.
a)
today
b)
Simon
c)
argued
d)
everyone
101.
What is the verb in the sentence below?

Liza traveled on an airplane and a boat.
a)
Liza
b)
boat
c)
airplane
d)
traveled
102.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Lars pointed his finger at the correct answer.
a)
Lars
b)
finger
c)
at
d)
pointed
103.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Our class painted for many hours in the hot sun.
a)
painted
b)
hours
c)
sun
d)
our class
104.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
I put my cane right over there.
a)
put
b)
cane
c)
I
d)
there
105.
What is the verb in the sentence below?

Jeff studied very hard for the test.
a)
test
b)
Jeff
c)
hard
d)
studied
106.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
not
b)
draw
c)
chair
d)
funny
107.
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a)
had
b)
look
c)
were
d)
am
108.

The seed grows into a flower.

a)

none

b)

grows

c)

seed

d)

flower

109.

The sun sets in the evening.

a)

none

b)

sets

c)

sun

d)

evening

110.

The sun melts the snow.

a)

melts

b)

none

c)

sun

d)

snow

111.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

The dog howls at night.

a)

at

b)

howls

c)

dog

d)

night

112.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Sam writes his name on his test.

a)

test

b)

name

c)

Sam

d)

writes

113.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

My mom sings the national anthem at baseball games.

a)

sings

b)

national

c)

baseball

d)

games

114.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Tyson plays baseball in the spring.

a)

baseball

b)

spring

c)

plays

d)

in

115.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

My friends and I shop on the weekends.

a)

friends

b)

on

c)

weekends

d)

shop

116.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Tenley eats dinner with her nana on Wednesday nights.

a)

with

b)

eats

c)

dinner

d)

nights

117.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Joe looked for his keys for over an hour.

a)

looked

b)

for

c)

over

d)

hour

118.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Bob always sits next to me at the football games.

a)

next

b)

at

c)

always

d)

sits

119.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

He painted a picture for his friend's birthday.

a)

picture

b)

birthday

c)

painted

d)

for

120.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Mike cleans his bedroom on Sundays.

a)

bedroom

b)

cleans

c)

on

d)

Sundays

121.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Uncle Johnny bought tickets to a soccer match.

a)

tickets

b)

match

c)

soccer

d)

bought

122.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Tenley parked her scooter beside Papaw's truck.

a)

beside

b)

scooter

c)

parked

d)

truck

123.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Jessica studied for her spelling test all week.

a)

for

b)

studied

c)

spelling

d)

test

124.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Katie sleeps for a long time on the weekends.

a)

long

b)

Katie

c)

time

d)

sleeps

125.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Mike and Tenley often work at the diner on the weekends.

a)

diner

b)

often

c)

work

d)

weekends

126.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Nathan bakes cookies for the holidays.

a)

Nathan

b)

bakes

c)

cookies

d)

holidays

127.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Flowers grow in the springtime.

a)

springtime

b)

flowers

c)

grow

d)

the

128.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

She is studying for her math test.

a)

studying

b)

math

c)

test

d)

she

129.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Children are reading books in the library.

a)

in

b)

the

c)

children

d)

reading

130.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Marcus watched television after school yesterday.

a)

watched

b)

television

c)

yesterday

d)

after

131.

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

132.

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

133.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Would you like to jump on the trampoline?

a)

jump

b)

would

c)

you

d)

trampoline

134.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Ms. Montes wrote this quiz late last night.

a)

Ms

b)

wrote

c)

Montes

d)

quiz

135.

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Eat your dinner before dessert.

a)

before

b)

dessert

c)

dinner

d)

eat

136.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: The airplane flies through the air.

a)

airplane

b)

flies

c)

through

d)

air

137.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: The airplane arrives at the airport.

a)

The

b)

airplane

c)

arrives

d)

airport

138.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: People rush through the airport.

a)

rush

b)

through

c)

the

d)

airport

139.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: Travelers hold their suitcases.

a)

Travelers

b)

hold

c)

their

d)

suitcases

140.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: Travelers stand around the lobby.

a)

stand

b)

around

c)

the

d)

lobby

141.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: The door to the airplane opens.

a)

door

b)

to

c)

airplane

d)

opens

142.

Identify the action verb in the sentence: People walk down the ramp from the airplane.

a)

People

b)

walk

c)

down

d)

from

143.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

Greg cut the bananas and put them into a smoothie

a)

cut

b)

put

c)

smoothie

d)

into

144.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

The teacher quickly graded the papers and gave them back to students.

a)

graded

b)

gave

c)

quickly

d)

back

145.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

The beautiful, white snowflakes tumble to the ground and melt.

a)

tumble

b)

melt

c)

white

d)

ground

146.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

We saved the leftovers in the refrigerator so we could eat them later.

a)

saved

b)

eat

c)

leftovers

d)

later

147.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

The sports car flew down the street at astonishing speed

a)

flew

b)

street

c)

sports

d)

speed

148.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

I used a secret ingredient when I baked the cookies.

a)

used

b)

baked

c)

ingredient

d)

when

149.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

I opened the door just a little and peaked inside.

a)

opened

b)

peaked

c)

just

d)

I

150.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

The little bird perched quietly on the tree branch.

a)

perched

b)

quietly

c)

little

d)

bird

151.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

My brother and I rode our bikes to the pool.

a)

rode

b)

brother

c)

our

d)

pool

152.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

I am going to trick-or-treat at every house in the neighborhood.

a)

trick-or-treat

b)

every

c)

house

d)

neighborhood

153.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

You must decide which book is the best.

a)

decide

b)

you

c)

book

d)

best

154.

Which words are the action verbs (select all that apply):

The magic genie granted me three wishes.

a)

granted

b)

magic

c)

genie

d)

three

155.

Use a stick person/people to draw the verb: RUN

156.

Use a stick person/people to draw the verb: EAT

157.

Use a stick person/people to draw the verb: SLEEP

158.

Use a stick person/people to draw the verb: THINK

159.

Which word is an action verb?

play, tv, school, one

a)

tv

b)

school

c)

play

d)

one

160.

Which word is the action verb?

Superman climbed the wall.

a)

Climbed

b)

Superman

c)

wall

d)

Mrs. Brittany

161.

Which word in the sentence is an action verb?

The dog was walking with the boy.

a)

dog

b)

boy

c)

swimming

d)

walking

162.
a)
run
b)
jump
c)
hit
d)
kick
163.
a)
pull
b)
hit
c)
push
d)
throw
164.
a)
throw
b)
fall
c)
swim
d)
sleep
165.
a)
lift
b)
swim
c)
jump
d)
pull
166.
a)
push
b)
sleep
c)
pull
d)
fall
167.
a)
kick
b)
climb
c)
fall
d)
sleep
168.
a)
run
b)
jump
c)
climb
d)
lift
169.
a)
sleep
b)
fall
c)
pull
d)
lift
170.
a)
kick
b)
throw
c)
swim
d)
sleep
171.
a)
run
b)
swim
c)
fall
d)
throw
172.
a)
climb
b)
fall
c)
swim
d)
throw
173.
a)
hit
b)
kick
c)
pull
d)
sleep

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