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Verbs

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Billy jumped over the fence.
a)
Billy
b)
jumped
c)
over
d)
fence
2.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Sarah voted for the very first time!
a)
voted
b)
Sarah
c)
first
d)
very
3.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The students studied for the test.
a)
The
b)
test
c)
studied
d)
students
4.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The tiny baby is happy.
a)
tiny
b)
is
c)
baby
d)
happy
5.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The lost child looked scared.
a)
lost
b)
looked
c)
child
d)
scared
6.
Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
Austin and Ella were tired.
a)
action
b)
helping/main
c)
linking
7.
Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
Hayden was talking during class.
a)
action
b)
helping/main
c)
linking
8.
Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
The girls screamed because there was a mouse!
a)
action
b)
helping/main
c)
linking
9.
Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
The school sent a message out to the parents.
a)
action
b)
helping/main
c)
linking
10.

Which verb best fits the sentence?
Yesterday, she _____ to her friend on the phone.

a)
will talk
b)
talk
c)
talked
11.
Which tense is will jump?
a)
past
b)
future
c)
present
12.
What is the past tense of talk?
a)
talked
b)
will talk
c)
talk
13.
Which verb best fits the sentence?
The family _____ last week.
a)
camped
b)
will camp
c)
camp
14.
I like the movie.
What tense is the verb?
a)
present
b)
past
c)
future
15.
She smells the flowers. 
Which tense is the highlighted word?
a)
future
b)
past
c)
present
16.
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
17.

Is the verb action or linking?

My new game is awesome.

a)

action

b)

linking

18.

Is the verb action or linking?

The dog chased the squirrel up the tree.

a)

action

b)

linking

19.

My sister _____ her bed all by herself.

a)

make

b)

made

c)

maked

20.

Our teacher ___ us the story about Frankenstein.

a)

telled

b)

told

c)

tell

d)

was told

21.

The champion won the contest when he ____ 42 hot dogs in three minutes.

a)

eaten

b)

ate

c)

eat

d)

eated

22.

My grandpa ____ the rock into the river.

a)

throwed

b)

threw

c)

thrown

23.

What is the past tense of WRITE

a)

wrote

b)

written

c)

writed

24.

Past tense of FIND

a)

Finded

b)

Found

c)

Fint

25.

Past tense of take

a)

taken

b)

took

c)

taked

26.

Past tense of cut

a)

cut

b)

cuts

c)

cutted

27.
They ______ to the hospital yesterday.
a)
go
b)
goed
c)
gone
d)
went
28.
Her mom has _____ her hair every morning this week!
a)
done
b)
did
c)
doed
d)
do
29.
We ________ violins, violas, and cellos at the symphony.
a)
saw
b)
see
c)
seed
30.

She is happy.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

31.

Makhi ran to the store

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

32.

I am happy.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

33.

Elijah reads a book before going to bed.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

34.

Which word is the helping verb?


Emily and Jolee have camped here many times.

a)

have

b)

times

c)

camped

35.

Which word is the helping verb?


Bodie did play on a soccer team.

a)

on

b)

soccer

c)

did

36.

Which word is the helping verb?


Anna and Konners bus is running late today.

a)

bus

b)

late

c)

is

37.

Which word is the helping verb?


Adam does read every night.

a)

does

b)

read

c)

night

38.

Which word is the helping verb?


Shaylynn and Brynna will talk about it when they get home.

a)

talk

b)

will

c)

when

39.

What is the underlined verb?


Mr. Smith's life was hard.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Helping Verb

c)

Linking Verb

40.

Our tree's leaves are golden yellow in October.

a)

Action verb

b)

Helping Verb

c)

Linking Verb

41.

The leaves will float to the ground like orange snow.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

linking verb

42.

The warmth of spring will give our old tree new life at last.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Helping Verb

c)

Linking Verb

43.

In summer we _______ in the shade.

a)

play

b)

am

c)

happy

d)

under

44.

Birds ______ nests in the leafy branches.

a)

flying

b)

safe

c)

noisy

d)

build

45.

We ____ the last ones to arrive.

a)

is

b)

be

c)

were