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Level A
1. Which of these words is a verb?
A)
B)
C)
D)

the
yellow
see
sea

2. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

horse
fast
cars
made

3. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

foot
I
walked
sore

4. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

left
on
Naz
later

5. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

crowds
angry
ran
quickly

6. Which is the verb in this sentence?

The cat slept on the radiator.
A)
B)
C)
D)

The
cat
slept
radiator

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7. Which is the verb in this sentence?
At weekends, Maria played rugby.
A)
B)
C)
D)

weekends
rugby
Maria
played

8. Which is the verb in this sentence?

Melanie cooked curry for her family.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Melanie
cooked
curry
family

9. Which is the verb in this sentence?

Jim drove a car to work.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Jim
drove
cars
work

10. Which is the verb in this sentence?

James ate cereal for his breakfast.
A)
B)
C)
D)

breakfast
James
cereal
ate

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Level B

1. Which word is the verb in this sentence?

Tim likes tea better than coffee.
A) Tim
B) likes
C) better
2. Which word is the verb in this sentence?
We went to the cinema last night.
A)
B)
C)
D)

went
cinema
night
last

3. Which word is the verb in this sentence?

We need some milk for the coffee.
A) need
B) milk
C) coffee
4. Which word is the verb in this sentence?
Those strawberries cost far too much!
A)
B)
C)
D)

Those
cost
much
strawberries

5. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

shelf
sit
next
before

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6. Which of these words is a verb?
A)
B)
C)
D)

eat
carpet
van
white

7. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

magazine
write
mouse
clock

8. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

sew
sheet
shirt
shoe

9. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

tree
dig
lawn
grass

10. Which of these words is a verb?

A)
B)
C)
D)

bread
cheese
enjoy
plate

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Verbs: quiz
Level C

1. Which word is a verb in this sentence?

People camped out for days to see the film premiere.
A)
B)
C)
D)

camped
days
film
people

2. Which word is a verb in this question?

What do you want for breakfast?
A)
B)
C)
D)

What
want
breakfast
you

3. Which word is a verb in this sentence?

I prefer the bus to the tube.
A) prefer
B) tube
C) bus
4. How many verbs are there in this question?
What time is it?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3

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5. How many verbs are there in this sentence?
Please remember to buy me a newspaper when you go out.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
6. How many verbs are there in this sentence?
Bill washed, dried and waxed my car for me on Saturday.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
7. Tractor is a verb
A) True
B) False
8. Beautiful is a verb
A) True
B) False
9. Win is a verb
A) True
B) False
10. Outside is a verb
A) True
B) False

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Answers
Level A

1. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: C. The word which is a verb is see.

2. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: D. The word which is a verb is made. For example; Michelle made
herself a cup of tea.

3. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: C. The word which is a verb is walked. For example; Ziad walked to
work.

4. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: A. The word which is a verb is left. For example; Simon accidently left
his house keys at the office.

5. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: C. The word which is a verb is ran. For example; Colin quickly ran to
catch the bus.

6. Which is the verb in this sentence?

The cat slept on the radiator.
The correct answer is: C. Remember, the verb is the 'doing' word in the sentence. The word in
the sentence which is a verb is slept.

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7. Which is the verb in this sentence?

At weekends, Maria played rugby.
The correct answer is: D. Remember, the verb is the 'doing' word in the sentence. The word in
the sentence which is a verb is played.

8. Which is the verb in this sentence?

Melanie cooked curry for her family.
The correct answer is: B. The verb is the 'doing' word in the sentence. The word in the
sentence which is a verb is cooked.

9. Which is the verb in this sentence?

Jim drove a car to work.
The correct answer is: B. Remember, the verb is the 'doing' word in the sentence, here it is
drove.

10. Which is the verb in this sentence?

James ate cereal for his breakfast.
The correct answer is: D. You were looking for the verb in the sentence, the 'action' word. The
verb is ate:

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Level B

1. Which word is the verb in this sentence?

Tim likes tea better than coffee.
The correct answer is: B. Likes is the verb in the sentence

2. Which word is the verb in this sentence?

We went to the cinema last night.
The correct answer is: A. Went is the verb in this sentence. It is the past tense of go.

3. Which word is the verb in this sentence?

We need some milk for the coffee.
The correct answer is: A. Need is the verb in this sentence.

4. Which word is the verb in this sentence?

Those strawberries cost far too much!
The correct answer is: B. Cost is the verb in this sentence.

5. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: B. Sit is the verb.

6. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: A. Eat is the verb.

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7. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: B. Write is the verb.

8. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: A. Sew is the verb.

9. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: B. Dig is the verb.

10. Which of these words is a verb?

The correct answer is: C. Enjoy is the verb.

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Level C

1. Which word is a verb in this sentence?

People camped out for days to see the film premiere.
The correct answer is: A. Camped is the verb in the sentence.

2. Which word is a verb in this question?

What do you want for breakfast?
The correct answer is: B. Want is the verb in the sentence.

3. Which word is a verb in this sentence?

I prefer the bus to the tube.
The correct answer is: A. Prefer is the verb in the sentence.

4. How many verbs are there in this question?

What time is it?
The correct answer is: A. There is one verb in the sentence is.

5. How many verbs are there in this sentence?

Please remember to buy me a newspaper when you go out.
The correct answer is: C. There are 3 verbs in the sentence remember, buy, go.

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6. How many verbs are there in this sentence?
Bill washed, dried and waxed my car for me on Saturday.
The correct answer is: C. There are 3 verbs in the sentence washed, dried, waxed.

7. Tractor is a verb.
The answer is: B. False. Tractor is not a verb.

8. Beautiful is a verb.
The answer is: B. False. Beautiful is not a verb.

9. Win is a verb.
The answer is: A. True. Win is a verb.

10. Outside is a verb.

The answer is: B. False. Outside is not a verb

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