Exercise 1: Action Verbs | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Which of the following is an example of an action verb?

(A) Jumping

(B) Chair

(C) Beautiful

(D) Quickly

Correct Answer: 1A

Question 2:  Identify the action verb in the following sentence: 'She sings melodiously.'

(A) She

(B) Sings

(C) Melodiously

(D) And

Correct Answer: 2B

Question 3:  Which word is NOT an action verb?

(A) Run

(B) Eat

(C) Happiness

(D) Dance

Correct Answer: 3C

Question 4:  Choose the action verb in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

(A) The

(B) Dog

(C) Barks

(D) Loudly

Correct Answer: 4C

Question 5:  In the sentence, 'He reads books every day,' which word is the action verb?

(A) He

(B) Reads

(C) Books

(D) Every

Correct Answer: 5B

Question 6:  Select the action verb in the sentence: 'They are playing football in the park.'

(A) They

(B) Are

(C) Playing

(D) Football

Correct Answer: 6C

Question 7:  Identify the action verb in the sentence: 'The students studied diligently for their exams.'

(A) The

(B) Students

(C) Studied

(D) Diligently

Correct Answer: 7C

Question 8:  Which word functions as the action verb in the sentence: 'She danced gracefully at the recital.'

(A) She

(B) Danced

(C) Gracefully

(D) At

Correct Answer: 8B

Question 9:  Select the action verb in the sentence: 'The birds chirped cheerfully in the morning.'

(A) The

(B) Birds

(C) Chirped

(D) Cheerfully

Correct Answer: 9C

Question 10:  In the sentence, 'The cat sleeps peacefully on the windowsill,' what is the action verb?

(A) The

(B) Cat

(C) Sleeps

(D) Peacefully

Correct Answer: 10C