KS2 Verbs Quiz: The Power of English Action Words

English Quiz - Verbs 01 (Questions)

Welcome to the KS2 English quiz all about verbs – the 'doing' and sometimes 'being' words! Verbs are like the superheroes of sentences - every sentence needs one to make sense.

Did you know there are action-packed verbs and calm 'being' verbs? Let's see how much you remember from your English lessons! Play this quiz to become a verb superhero!

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Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
My mother adores coffee.

[ ]	My
[ ]	mother
[ ]	adores
[ ]	coffee

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Grandad fishes in the river.

[ ]	Grandad
[ ]	fishes
[ ]	in
[ ]	river

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
They went out for a stroll and watched the sunset.

[ ]	They, stroll
[ ]	went, stroll
[ ]	went, watched
[ ]	watched, sunset

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
She was five on her last birthday.

[ ]	was
[ ]	on
[ ]	last
[ ]	birthday

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
I hope the train arrives on time today.

[ ]	I, today
[ ]	hope, train
[ ]	arrives, time
[ ]	hope, arrives

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
She wore the frilly pink dress because it was a birthday present from her cousins.

[ ]	frilly, because
[ ]	wore, birthday
[ ]	wore, was
[ ]	She, from

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
"Is it time for lunch?" she asked.

[ ]	Is, asked
[ ]	time, she
[ ]	lunch, asked
[ ]	for, she

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The crowd filled the stadium and cheered their team enthusiastically.

[ ]	crowd, cheered
[ ]	filled, cheered
[ ]	team, enthusiastically
[ ]	cheered, enthusiastically

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
They could see a bright rainbow in the sky.

[ ]	They, could
[ ]	could, see
[ ]	see, bright
[ ]	bright, sky

10.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
I should go home before it becomes dark.

[ ]	I, should, before
[ ]	go, home, becomes
[ ]	should, go, becomes
[ ]	home, it, dark

English Quiz - Verbs 01 (Answers)

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
My mother adores coffee.

[ ]	My
[ ]	mother
[x]	adores
[ ]	coffee

'Adores' is the 'doing' word in this sentence.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Grandad fishes in the river.

[ ]	Grandad
[x]	fishes
[ ]	in
[ ]	river

'Fishes' is the 'doing' word in this sentence.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
They went out for a stroll and watched the sunset.

[ ]	They, stroll
[ ]	went, stroll
[x]	went, watched
[ ]	watched, sunset

They went, they watched - 'went' and 'watched' are the doing words. 'Stroll' is a noun in this sentence, it is WHAT 'they went out for'.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
She was five on her last birthday.

[x]	was
[ ]	on
[ ]	last
[ ]	birthday

'Was' is a 'being' verb.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
I hope the train arrives on time today.

[ ]	I, today
[ ]	hope, train
[ ]	arrives, time
[x]	hope, arrives

'Hope' and 'arrives' are the 'doing' words in this sentence.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
She wore the frilly pink dress because it was a birthday present from her cousins.

[ ]	frilly, because
[ ]	wore, birthday
[x]	wore, was
[ ]	She, from

'Wore' is a 'doing' word and 'was' is a 'being' word.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
"Is it time for lunch?" she asked.

[x]	Is, asked
[ ]	time, she
[ ]	lunch, asked
[ ]	for, she

'Is' is a 'being' word and 'asked' is a 'doing' word.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The crowd filled the stadium and cheered their team enthusiastically.

[ ]	crowd, cheered
[x]	filled, cheered
[ ]	team, enthusiastically
[ ]	cheered, enthusiastically

'Filled' and 'cheered' are the 'doing' words in this sentence.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
They could see a bright rainbow in the sky.

[ ]	They, could
[x]	could, see
[ ]	see, bright
[ ]	bright, sky

'Could' and 'see' work together in this sentence. 'Could' is a modal verb, which is a type of auxiliary (helper) verb - it is not possible to use 'could' without another verb.

10.

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
I should go home before it becomes dark.

[ ]	I, should, before
[ ]	go, home, becomes
[x]	should, go, becomes
[ ]	home, it, dark

'Should' is a modal verb, 'go' is a 'doing' word, and 'becomes' is a 'being' word.