VERBS

Fill in the blank: _________ types of sentences contain verbs.

ALL

What is a verb? a. a person, place, thing, idea b. a word that describes a noun c. an action word d. a word that describes an adjective

AN ACTION WORD

Fill in the blank. _______________ is the name for COULD, WOULD, and SHOULD.

AUXILIARY/HELPING VERBS

Which of the following words is an auxiliary or helping verb? a. could b. crave c. carve d. call

COULD

Which of the following words is a verb? a. sneakers b. shoelaces c. run d. fast

RUN

Which word in the following sentence is a verb? The choir sings many songs. a. choir b. sings c. many d. songs

SINGS

Fill in the blank. _______________ is the common verb from which IS, ARE, WAS, and WERE come.

THE VERB TO BE

Which of the following words is a verb? a. think b. idea c. smart d. creatively

THINK

What letters come at the end of most past tense words? a. -est b. -er c. -ed d. -ever

-ED

TRUE OR FALSE: All past tense verbs end in -ED.

FALSE

Which word in the following sentence is a verb? The plane flew through the air. a. plane b. flew c. through d. air

FLEW

Fill in the blank. "I will run" is in ______________ tense.

FUTURE

Which word in the following sentence is a verb? My dog is tired. a. My b. dog c. is d. tired

IS

What does a verb's tense tell you? a. how many people did something b. when something happened c. the type of object d. whether you can see something or not

WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED

Which of the following words is NOT a form of the verb "to be?" a. was b. is c. were d. will

WILL