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Descriptive Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is NOT a descriptive verb?

a)

discovered

b)

glanced

c)

saw

d)

spotted

2.

Which word is NOT a descriptive verb?

a)

crunched

b)

swallowed

c)

nibbled

d)

ate

3.

Which sentence does NOT use a descriptive verb?

a)

My mom said it was time for dinner.

b)

She yelled across the room to her brother.

c)

I shrieked when I received the gift that I really wanted for my birthday.

d)

The baby babbled to its mother.

4.

Which sentence does NOT use a descriptive verb?

a)

We went for a hike on the new park trail.

b)

I took a stroll on the beach.

c)

I walked around the neighborhood with my mom.

d)

I was pacing back and forth waiting for my grandparents to arrive.

5.

Which word is NOT a descriptive adjective?

a)

teeny-weeny

b)

small

c)

microscopic

d)

pocket-sized

6.

Which word is NOT a descriptive adjective?

a)

teeny-weeny

b)

small

c)

microscopic

d)

pocket-sized

7.

Which sentence does NOT use a descriptive adjective?

a)

There was a happy bird in the tree.

b)

The joyful child loved her birthday present!

c)

He was content with his final product.

d)

They have had a blissful marriage for 20 years.

8.

Which sentence does NOT use a descriptive adjective?

a)

The clever predator sneaked up on his prey.

b)

The intellectual student presented his research to the class.

c)

That was an ingenious idea!

d)

He is a smart little boy.

9.

We had to work together to finish the work.

a)
eat together
b)

cooperate

c)
fight with each other
d)
race each other
10.

Even though they do things differently here, I am starting to ADAPT to my new school.

a)
adopt
b)
study
c)
adjust
d)
write
11.

After staying up late last night to study and then running two miles at soccer practice today, Margarita was very tired.

a)

exhausted

b)
well behaved
c)
very angry
d)
well rested
12.

I was too tall to wear any of my old outfits. I gave them to my sister and bought a whole new set of clothes.

a)
robe
b)
set of battles
c)

wardrobe

d)
shop
13.
If you want me to INCREASE your allowance, you will have to do more chores around the house. 
a)
lower
b)
spend
c)
raise
d)
crease
14.

When Danny went to the restaurant, he asked for a table by a window so that he could eat while watching people walk by.

a)
ran from
b)
rescued
c)
built
d)

requested

15.

I am feeling drowsy.

a)

angry

b)

confused

c)

happy

d)

sleepy

16.

A dog is the most faithful friend a human can have.

a)

loyal

b)

tired

c)

true

d)

forgiving

17.

The selfish man was throwing garbage into the river. 

a)
fathering
b)
collecting 
c)

disposing

d)
keeping 
18.
Puan Azizah collects as many recipes as she can because she enjoys baking and cooking. 
a)
buys
b)
promotes 
c)
gathers 
d)
disposes 
19.
The boy was reluctant to leave his mother. 
a)
unhappy
b)
unwilling 
c)
unable
d)
willing 
20.

Mr. Paul mended the broken door himself. 

a)
hit
b)
sank
c)
landed
d)
repaired