Mastering Verbs in 5th Grade

What is a verb? Provide an example.

• jump

• swim

• think

• run

Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

• barks

• the

• loudly

• dog

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'She ___ to the store every Saturday.' (go/goes)

• gone to

• goes

• going to

• goes to

What is the past tense of the verb 'run'?

• runed

• runned

• raned

• ran

In the sentence 'They are playing soccer', what type of verb is 'are playing'?

• present continuous verb

• simple present verb

• past continuous verb

• future continuous verb

Rewrite the sentence using the correct verb form: 'He (to be) happy.'

• He will be happy.

• He being happy.

• He was happy.

• He is happy.

Identify the action verb in this sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• mouse

• the

• chased

• cat

Which of the following is not a verb? (a) jump (b) quickly (c) swim

• happy

• blue

• quickly

• run

Fill in the blank with the correct verb: 'I ___ my homework before dinner.' (finish)

• complete

• ignored

• finished

• started

What is the main verb in the sentence: 'The children will eat ice cream after dinner'?

• eat

• ice cream

• will

• dinner