All About Verbs

Choose the correct verb type for the underlined word:

Jack is a superhero.

• irregular verb

• linking verb

• auxiliary verb

• transitive verb

Choose the correct verb type for the underlined word:

The dumbbells were heavy.

• irregular verb

• linking verb

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Type the correct form of the verb (irregular verb):

I found my school bag a week after it was steal.

The following sentence is an example of a transitive verb:

The cat winked.

• True

• False

To find out if it is a transitive verb, what type of questions should we ask?

• what

• who

• when

• why

• how

What do we call verbs that end in -ing and function as nouns in a sentence. These verbs may be used as subjects or as objects.

Choose the correct verb:

_____ Harry and Ben at school yesterday?

• was

• were

• are

Choose the correct verb(s):

A croissant ______ served.

• was

• were

• is

Which is true of this sentence:

The orchestra members rehearsed for their first performance on the cruise ship.

• It contains an action verb

• It contains a linking verb

• It contains both action and linking verbs

• It contains no verbs

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence:

The students were offered delicious ice-cream at the Entrepreneurial Day.

• The students

• were

• were offered

• delicious ice-cream

• at the