Verbs: Action Words — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Which word is a verb?
A) happy
B) book
C) runs
D) tall
Runs is a verb because it tells an action someone does.
2. Which sentence has the verb in the past tense?
A) She jumps high.
B) She jumped high.
C) She will jump high.
D) She is jumping high.
Jumped has -ed at the end, which means the action already happened in the past.
3. Which word completes the sentence? 'He ___ to school.'
A) walk
B) walks
C) walking
D) walked
Walks is correct because he is one person, so the verb needs an s at the end.
4. Which word is NOT a verb?
A) sing
B) dance
C) chair
D) read
Chair is not a verb because it names a thing, not an action.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. In 'The children played outside,' the verb is played.
Played is the verb because it tells what the children did.
2. The verb 'cooked' tells the action happened in the past.
Cooked has -ed at the end, which means the action already happened in the past.
3. She brushes her teeth every morning. (brush / brushes)
Brushes is correct because she is one person, so the verb needs the -es ending.
4. They play soccer after school. (plays / play)
Play is correct because they means more than one person, so no s is needed.
5. In 'We will go to the zoo,' the verb is go.
Go is the verb, and will go means the action will happen in the future.