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Verbs Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the action verb in the following sentence;

I was scared of the clown when he came into the classroom.

a)

was scared

b)

scared

c)

came

2.

identify the action verb in the following sentence:

I was scared.

a)

was

b)

scared

c)

The sentence does not contain an action verb.

3.

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence:

I will go home after the game.

a)

will go

b)

go

c)

will

4.

What does the word will mean in the following sentence.

I will go home after the game.

a)

I have already gone to the game.

b)

I am going home after the game is over.

c)

I am staying home instead of going to the game.

5.

What is the verb phrase in the following sentence?

She is going to the store.

a)

is

b)

going

c)

is going

6.

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

The girl looked pretty in her brand new dress.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

7.

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

I jumped over the log when the rabid dog was chasing me.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

8.

What is the word crying in the following sentence?

She is crying because her mom took her phone away.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

c)

linking verb

9.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Harry performed a monologue for his book project.

a)

performed

b)

monologue

c)

book

10.

Some verbs can be action or linking.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

All linking verbs can be helping verbs.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence.

I will be leaving for my vacation tomorrow.

a)

will

b)

will be leaving

c)

will be

13.

Identify the verb in the following sentence.

The perfume smells very fruity.

a)

very

b)

smells

c)

fruity

14.

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

The perfume smells very fruity.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

15.

Read the sentence. What tense is the following verb in the sentence?

I watched the movie yesterday.

a)

Present

b)

Past

c)

Future

16.

Identify the verb in the following sentence.

Ms. Brown looks very sad.

a)

looks

b)

very

c)

sad

17.

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

She looked at the big brown dog chasing the orange and white cat down the road.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

18.

Identify the verb in the following sentence.

Bob catapulted the stone across the parking lot.

a)

catapulted

b)

across

c)

stone

19.

What is not the name of a type of verb we studied this week?

a)

Action

b)

Linking

c)

Helping

d)

Past tense

20.

Identify the verb in the following sentence.

He ran into the woods after being scared by the bear.

a)

by

b)

into

c)

ran