KS3 English Quiz - Verbs (Basics) 01 (Questions)

Verbs are "doing" or "action" words. For example, walk, run and cycle are verbs.

All sentences need a verb. What is the verb in that sentence? NEED. All sentences NEED a verb. Without a verb,
there would not be a sentence. Would this make sense, for example: "All sentences a verb"? Even if we added lots
of adjectives and adverbs, we still wouldn't have a sentence: "All truly excellent and marvellous, even brilliant
sentences amazingly strong and interesting verb." See? It still doesn't make sense.

Verbs tell us what the subject does or is. Which is the verb in this sentence: "The cow is contented"? "Cow" is a
noun. "Contented" is an adjective describing the cow. "The" is a determiner, belonging with the noun. That leaves
"is". In fact, it is important to remember that verbs are not just "doing" words, but also "being" words. The verb "to
be" is one of the most useful verbs we have. So look out for "am", "are" and "is", too!

You will find verbs everywhere in English writing and speech - they positively jump out at you (that's because they're
action words!).

See how well you know basic verbs by playing this quiz on the subject.

1. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 2. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family entered the museum and looked at the The science museum displayed many exciting
plan. exhibits.
[ ] entered, looked [ ] displayed
[ ] family, museum [ ] exciting
[ ] family, plan [ ] museum
[ ] museum, plan [ ] science

3. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 4. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family visited the space section first. Old cars and trains filled the next floor of the
[ ] family museum.
[ ] section [ ] cars
[ ] space [ ] filled
[ ] visited [ ] floor
[ ] trains

5. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 6. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
"Eat your lunch now," said the mother. They climbed to the third floor.
[ ] Eat, said [ ] climbed
[ ] lunch, mother [ ] floor
[ ] your, mother [ ] They
[ ] your, now [ ] third

7. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 8. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The sunlight streamed through the large windows. The lifts carried people to the top floor.
[ ] large [ ] carried
[ ] streamed [ ] floor
[ ] sunlight [ ] lifts
[ ] windows [ ] people

9. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 10. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The museum closed at five o'clock. Thunder crashed as they ran home through the rain.
[ ] closed [ ] crashed, ran
[ ] five [ ] home, rain
[ ] museum [ ] they, the
[ ] o'clock [ ] Thunder, home

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1. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 2. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family entered the museum and looked at the The science museum displayed many exciting
plan. exhibits.
[ x ] entered, looked [ x ] displayed
[ ] family, museum [ ] exciting
[ ] family, plan [ ] museum
[ ] museum, plan [ ] science
Verbs are action words: "entered" and "looked" are actions "Displayed" is the verb here

3. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 4. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family visited the space section first. Old cars and trains filled the next floor of the
[ ] family museum.
[ ] section [ ] cars
[ ] space [ x ] filled
[ x ] visited [ ] floor
"Visited" is the action word here; it is what the family DO [ ] trains
Use a variety of verbs to make your writing interesting

5. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 6. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
"Eat your lunch now," said the mother. They climbed to the third floor.
[ x ] Eat, said [ x ] climbed
[ ] lunch, mother [ ] floor
[ ] your, mother [ ] They
[ ] your, now [ ] third
Other verbs for "said" include "told", "uttered" and "declared" Other verbs for "climbed" include "ascended" and
"clambered"

7. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 8. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The sunlight streamed through the large windows. The lifts carried people to the top floor.
[ ] large [ x ] carried
[ x ] streamed [ ] floor
[ ] sunlight [ ] lifts
[ ] windows [ ] people
Other verbs for "streamed" include "poured" and "flooded". Other verbs for "carried" include "transported" and "took"
Synonyms for verbs are, unsurprisingly, also verbs

9. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence. 10. Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The museum closed at five o'clock. Thunder crashed as they ran home through the rain.
[ x ] closed [ x ] crashed, ran
[ ] five [ ] home, rain
[ ] museum [ ] they, the
[ ] o'clock [ ] Thunder, home
"Closed" is what the museum DID "Crashed" and "ran" are both action words, or, in other
words, verbs

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