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