Verbs
Which of these words is NOT a verb
a) play
b) clap
c) dark
c) dark
The small children skipped. What is the adjective here?
a) Children
b) Skipped
c) Small
d) None of these
c) small
What verb means to talk in a friendly and informal way?
a) argue
b) lecture
c) debate
d) chat
d) chat
Which of the following is a nound
a) sing
b) angry
c) book
d) love
c) book
When I get home from school,
a) I ate dinner
b) I eat dinner
c) I will eat dinner
b) I eat dinner
(Present form because it is a repetitive action)
Which verb do you think means to walk slowly.
a. stroll
b. rush
c. ran
d. ramble
The cat and dog ran around the dusty yard.
a) Cat
b) Yard
c) Ran
d) Dusty
d) Dusty
What verb do you think means to make something more appealing or attractive?
a) reduce
b) diminish
c) degrade
d) enhance
d) enhance
Which of the following is a noun
a) John
b) hope
c) big
a) John
My best friend is
a) the faster in our class
b) the fast in our class
c) the fastest in our class
c) the fastest
What verb means to speak or write at length in a rambling manner?
a) summarize
b) abbreviate
c) ramble
d) articulate
c) ramble (it's also in the question)
The Empire State Building is one of __________ (tall) buildings in the USA.
a) Most tall
b) Taller than
c) The tallest
d) The most tall
c) the tallest
Which verb do you think doesn't fit in?
a) engender
b) stop
c) prevent
d) halt
a) engender
Which of the following is NOT a noun
a) park
b) bus
c) long
d) house
c) long (adjective)
When I build a sand castle, I need
a) a bucket and shovel
b) bucket and shovels
c) a buckets and shovel
a) a bucket and shovel
Which verb do you think means to contemplate or think deeply about something?
a) ignore
b) ruminate
c) neglect
d) dismiss
b) ruminate
The lazy dog slept all day.
a) dog
b) lazy
c) day
d) slept
b) lazy
What verb means to remove or take off clothing?
a) disrobe
b) dress
c) adorn
d) clothe
a) disrobe
Identify the nouns in this sentence.
In the summer, we go to the lake.
a) summer, lake
b) summer, go
c) go, lake
a) summer, lake
Choose the correct sentence
a) Josie has a beautiful red long dress
b) Billy has brown big eyes
c) Thomas has beautiful long brown hair
c) Thomas has beautiful long brown hair
(Adjectives have an order: Opinion, size, age, shape, color (a few more but for now these)
beautiful: opinion
long: size or shape
brown: color
Which verb means to make something more interesting or lively?
a) bore
b) dull
c) enliven
d) disinterest
c) enliven
The old man sat quietly on the porch.
a) old
b) quietly
c) porch
a) old
Which verb means to express strong disapproval of something?
a) endorse
b) condemn
c) approve
d) praise
b) condemn
What are two nouns in the following sentence.
Trees can grow to be very tall plants.
a) trees and grow
b) trees and tall
c) trees and plants
d) grow and plants
c) trees and plants
Choose the correct sentence
a) I have a green large enormous garden
b) Shelby drove a blue fast sports car to school
c) The children played with a toy, new and red
d) Brianna's house is a big, old, yellow house.
d) Brianna's house is a big, old, yellow house.