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Verbs (Basics)
When you say "The squirrel ate the nut" it is the word "ate" that is the verb in the sentence.

Verbs (Basics)

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Verbs are 'doing' or 'action' words, for example: walk, run, cycle. 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.
The family entered the museum and looked at the plan.
entered, looked
family, museum
family, plan
museum, plan
Verbs are action words: 'entered'/'looked'
2 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The science museum displayed many exciting exhibits.
displayed
exciting
museum
science
'Displayed' is the verb here
3 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The family visited the space section first.
family
section
space
visited
'Visited' is the action word here
4 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Old cars and trains filled the next floor of the museum.
cars
filled
floor
trains
Use a variety of verbs to make your writing interesting
5 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
"Eat your lunch now", said the mother.
Eat, said
lunch, mother
your, mother
your, now
Other verbs for 'said': 'told', 'uttered', 'declared'
6 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
They climbed to the third floor.
climbed
floor
They
third
Other verbs for 'climbed': 'ascended', 'clambered'
7 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The sunlight streamed through the large windows.
large
streamed
sunlight
windows
Other verbs for 'streamed': 'poured', 'flooded'
8 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The lifts carried people to the top floor.
carried
floor
lifts
people
Other verbs for 'carried': 'transported', 'took'
9 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
The museum closed at five o'clock.
closed
five
museum
o'clock
Other verbs for 'closed': 'shut', 'finished'
10 .
Find the verb(s) in the following sentence.
Thunder crashed as they ran home through the rain.
crashed, ran
home, rain
they, the
Thunder, home
'Crashed'/'ran' are both action words = verbs
Author:  Sue Daish

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