Fill in the blanks with the correct action words:
1. The painter ______ bright colours for the painting.
a) thrown
b) has used
c) paints
d) will paint
Answer: b)
2. My aunt _____ a special meal for us.
a) cooked
b) is cook
c) has cook
d) can cooks
Answer: a)
3. Tina got _____ in the jungle.
a) lose
b) lost
c) loose
d) loosen
Answer: b)
4. Shelly is ______ rope.
a) skips
b) skipped
c) skip
d) skipping
Answer: d)
5. Jim has a hobby of _______ matchboxes.
a) has collect
b) collection
c) collecting
d) will collect
Answer: c)
6. I have _____ that Harold _____ really well.
a) heard, sings
b) hear, sanged
c) listens, sung
d) listened, singing
Answer: a)
7. Pam and Paul ____ my cousins.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) have
Answer: b)
8. _____ you go to school tomorrow?
a) Will
b) Would
c) Shall
d) Do
Answer: a)
9. Camella can _____ nicely.
a) stitches
b) stitch
c) stitching
d) stitched
Answer: b)
10. Portia ____ a patient nurse.
a) is
b) were
c) are
d) can
Answer: a)
11. Read the given sentence and spot the verb:
My mother bakes delicious cookies. (CREST 2021-22)
a) delicious
b) bakes
c) mother
d) cookies
Answer: b)
12. Tim will _____ his homework tonight.
a) doing
b) does
c) do
d) done
Answer: c)
13. Shelly wants to _____ a picture.
a) drawing
b) draw
c) draws
d) drew
Answer: b)
14. Jack and John love to _____ in the pool.
a) swimming
b) swims
c) swim
d) swam
Answer: c)
15. Daniel can _____ very fast than his brother.
a) runs
b) ran
c) running
d) run
Answer: d)
Identify action words from the following:
16. The cat chases the mouse.
a) cat
b) Chases
c) mouse
d) the
Answer: b)
17. Alice sings beautifully in the concert.
a) She
b) Sings
c) Beautifully
d) None
Answer: b)
18. Find out the verb in the given sentence:
Climb to the top to see the prettiest view. (CREST 2022-23)
a) climb
b) to
c) prettiest
d) top
Answer: a)
19. Mary writes stories for fun.
a) write
b) stories
c) fun
d) for
Answer: a)
20. Read the given sentence and spot the verb:
The children were playing with a ball. (CREST 2023-24)
a) children and were
b) playing and ball
c) ball and were
d) playing and were
Answer: d)
