Quiz: Action Verbs

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Leah slept early the night before Christmas.

• Leah

• slept

• night

• before

• Christmas

Answer explanation

slept

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

My father built me a go-cart for as his gift.

• Father

• built

• go-cart

• gift

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

Jack laid down after his last soccer practice in the field.

• laid

• after

• soccer

• practice

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

My friend wanted to trade his baseball card for mine.

• my

• wanted

• trade

• his

Identify the action verb in the sentence.

My teacher had to order new headphones for the class.

• teacher

• had

• order

• new

• headphones

Part 2: Choose T if the verb is transitive and I if the verb is intransitive.

When he arrived from school, nobody was there to greet him.

• T

• I

Part 2: Choose T if the verb is transitive and I if the verb is intransitive.

She reads books to help her fall asleep

• T

• I

Part 2: Choose T if the verb is transitive and I if the verb is intransitive.

After dinner, the family turned off the lights and went to bed.

• T

• I

Part 2: Choose T if the verb is transitive and I if the verb is intransitive.

The train stops abruptly.

• T

• I

Part 2: Choose T if the verb is transitive and I if the verb is intransitive.

It was freezing, the man then sneezed so hard and fell from his chair.

• T

• I