Grade 2 English – Classes Of Verbs Quiz

1. Verbs are____

Past tense
Words that describe actions
Describing words
Doing words
Explanation:

2. Which of the words below is an action verb?

Red
Mother
Jump
Long
Explanation:

3. In which sentence is there an action verb?

My cats are little.
The boys ran down the road.
That book was funny.
When is your birthday?
Explanation:

4. Recognize the ACTION VERB in the following sentence: We walk to the playground

We
Playground
The
Walk
Explanation:

5. Which is the action word? The girls play together.

Play
The
Together
Girls
Explanation:

6. Add -ing in the verb to form a doing word Walk

Waling
Walking
Wakeding
Ingwalk
Explanation:

7. Add -ing in the verb to form a doing word. Come

Coming
Comming
Comeing
Cooming
Explanation:

8. Add -ing in the verb to form a doing word. Bake

Biking
Baking
Bakking
Bakeing
Explanation:

9. Add -ing in the verb to form a doing word. Dance

Danccing
Danceing
Danncing
Dancing
Explanation:

10. Add -ing in the verb to form a doing word. Stop

Stopping
Stoppeing
Stoping
Stooping
Explanation:

11. Add -ing in the verb to form a doing word Drop

Dropping
Droping
Drooping
Droopping
Explanation:

12. Add -ing in the verb to form a doing word Watch

Wattching
Watching
Watcching
Watchhing
Explanation:

13. Fill the blank space with the correct doing word. I was ___ water when you came

drank
drinking
dranking
drunking
Explanation:

14. Fill the blank space with the correct doing word. Her mother was____ chapatti

cookeing
cooking
cooker
cook
Explanation:

15. Fill the blank space with the correct doing word. He was ___ the rabbits

Fedding
Feed
Feeding
Feedding
Explanation:

16. Fill the blank space with the correct doing word. The children were ___ in the class

Singing
sang
sunging
sanging
Explanation:

17. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. The children __ ___ and dancing when she came.

was singing
is singing
were singing
were sang
Explanation:

18. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. The boys ___ ___ in the field yesterday

Are playing
Were playing
Is playing
Was playing
Explanation:

19. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. The visitors ___ ___ to our home today.

is coming
were coming
are coming
was coming
Explanation:

20. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. We ___ ___ school tomorrow.

is opening
are opening
was opening
were opening
Explanation:

21. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. She __ ___ her homework now.

was doing
are doing
were doing
is doing
Explanation:

22. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. They ___ ___ juice

Was drinking
Are drinking
Were dranking
Is drinking
Explanation:

23. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. The children ___ ___ don't make noise

Were aslep
Are sleeping
Were sleeping
Is sleeping
Explanation:

24. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. She ___ ___ her clothes when you came.

Was washing
Are washing
Is washing
Were washing
Explanation:

25. Use is, was, were, accompanied by a verb to fill in the blank space. She ___ ___ her teeth.

Brushing
Were brushing
Are brushing
Is brushing
Explanation:

26. Which of the following is not a class of verbs?

Action verbs
Helping verbs
Linking verbs
Adjective verbs
Explanation:

Adjective verbs are not a class of verbs. The correct classes of verbs are action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs.

27. Which class of verbs describe an action?

Action verbs
Adverb verbs
Linking verbs
Noun verbs
Explanation:

Action verbs describe an action that a person or thing can do. Examples include run, jump, eat, and swim.

28. Which class of verbs connect the subject to a subject complement?

Linking verbs
Helping verbs
Noun verbs
Adverb verbs
Explanation:

Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, which can be a noun or an adjective.

29. Which class of verbs help the main verb in a sentence?

Noun verbs
Action verbs
Helping verbs
Adjective verbs
Explanation:

Helping verbs, also known as auxiliary verbs, help the main verb in a sentence by adding information about tense, mood, and voice.

30. Which class of verbs indicate the time of an action?

Helping verbs
Action verbs
Linking verbs
Adjective verbs
Explanation:

Helping verbs indicate the time of an action by adding information about tense in a sentence.

31. Which class of verbs show the relationship between the subject and the object in a sentence?

Action verbs
Adjective verbs
Helping verbs
Linking verbs
Explanation:

Action verbs show the relationship between the subject and the object in a sentence by describing an action performed by the subject.

32. Which of the following is a helping verb?

eat
jump
is
run
Explanation:

The helping verb 'is' is used with main verbs to express tenses.

33. Which verb describes an action?

not
happy
play
the
Explanation:

'Play' is a verb that shows an action being performed.

34. Which verb describes a state of being?

am
fish
jump
sing
Explanation:

'Am' is a verb that expresses a state of being or existence.

35. Which verb shows continuous action in the past?

was eating
slept
drank
eat
Explanation:

'Was eating' is an example of a past continuous verb showing an action in progress.

36. Which of the following is a transitive verb?

eat
laugh
run
go
Explanation:

'Eat' is a transitive verb as it requires a direct object to complete its meaning.

37. Which verb indicates a future action?

ate
painting
will sing
am
Explanation:

'Will sing' indicates a future action happening.

38. Which verb shows an action completed in the past?

sleep
climbing
singing
ate
Explanation:

'Ate' is a verb showing an action that has been completed in the past.

39. Which of the following is an irregular verb?

walk
looked
eat
dance
Explanation:

'Looked' is an irregular verb as its past form does not follow a regular pattern.

40. Which verb indicates a present continuous action?

go
am eating
jump
swim
Explanation:

'Am eating' indicates a present continuous action in progress.

41. Which verb expresses possession?

read
ride
have
think
Explanation:

'Have' is a verb that expresses possession or ownership.

42. Which of the following is an infinitive verb?

driven
to drive
walk
walking
Explanation:

'To drive' is an infinitive verb that begins with the word 'to' and is not conjugated for tense or person.

43. Which verb can be used as both a linking verb and an action verb?

is
smell
feel
running
Explanation:

'Smell' can be used as a linking verb to describe a state of being or as an action verb to describe a physical action.

44. Which verb is used to show desire or willingness?

read
wants
will
might
Explanation:

'Wants' is a verb that expresses desire or willingness to do something.

45. Which verb is an example of a regular verb?

talk
run
jumped
wrote
Explanation:

'Talk' is a regular verb as its past form ends in -ed.

46. Which verb indicates a past action that happened repeatedly?

was
played
used to play
slept
Explanation:

'Used to play' indicates a past action that happened repeatedly or habitually.

47. Which verb shows an action that will occur at a specific time in the future?

will sleep
sleeps
walk
writing
Explanation:

'Will sleep' indicates a future action that will occur at a specific time.

48. Which verb is an example of a phrasal verb?

ran
looked after
play
ate
Explanation:

'Looked after' is a phrasal verb consisting of a verb followed by one or more particles.

49. Which verb describes a continuous action in the present?

is running
ran
running
jumped
Explanation:

'Is running' is an example of a present continuous verb showing an action in progress.

50. Which verb indicates potential or ability?

went
can
sleep
swim
Explanation:

'Can' is a verb that indicates the potential or ability of someone or something.

51. Which verb describes a state of mind or emotion?

dance
think
run
speak
Explanation:

'Think' is a verb that describes a state of mind or emotion.

52. Which verb is used to show ongoing action in the present?

paint
was painting
painted
painting
Explanation:

'Painting' is used to show an ongoing action in the present tense.

53. Which verb is used to express a sudden desire or decision?

will go
decided
suddenly
going
Explanation:

'Decided' is used to express a sudden desire or decision made by someone.

54. Which verb describes an action that will happen immediately?

is eating
eat
will run
running
Explanation:

'Will run' describes an action that will happen immediately in the future.

55. Which verb is used to convey an obligation or necessity?

eating
play
jump
should
Explanation:

'Should' is a verb used to convey an obligation or necessity to do something.

56. Which verb indicates continuous action that started in the past and continues in the present?

will paint
was painting
has been painting
painted
Explanation:

'Has been painting' is used to show continuous action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

57. Which verb describes a completed action with a focus on the result?

ate
had eaten
eating
eat
Explanation:

'Had eaten' is used to describe a completed action with a focus on the result at a specific time in the past.