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Verbs Test with Bugs
Parts of Speech Activity
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Ladybug's sparkly shoes shimmered in the summer sunlight.
Ladybug's sparkly shoes shimmered in the summer sunlight.
shimmered in the
shimmered in
shimmered
shoes shimmered
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Cricket will be playing his violin outside your window all night long.
Cricket will be playing his violin outside your window all night long.
will be playing
playing
be playing
will be playing his
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Flea and his ten thousand brothers were afraid of the ravenous Dragonfly.
Flea and his ten thousand brothers were afraid of the ravenous Dragonfly.
were
were afraid of
were afraid
afraid
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Bee's mother had warned him about Hornet and Wasp's negative influence on his life.
Bee's mother had warned him about Hornet and Wasp's negative influence on his life.
warned
had
had warned him
had warned
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Ladybug put on her favorite spotted dress and went to the spring dance.
Ladybug put on her favorite spotted dress and went to the spring dance.
put
put and dance
went to dance
put and went
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Ant could lift 50 times his own weight in stale pizza crusts.
Ant could lift 50 times his own weight in stale pizza crusts.
could lift
lift
could lift in
could
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Hornet and Wasp are not allowed at the picnic with Ant and Ladybug.
Hornet and Wasp are not allowed at the picnic with Ant and Ladybug.
are not
allowed
are allowed
are allowed at
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Mantis brushed her mandibles and washed her hands after the meal with her boyfriend.
Mantis brushed her mandibles and washed her hands after the meal with her boyfriend.
brushed her and washed her
brushed her
brushed and washed
brushed
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Bee will be buzzing by flowers and through showers for hours this spring.
Bee will be buzzing by flowers and through showers for hours this spring.
will be
buzzing
will be buzzing
be buzzing
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Tick is having a warm, refreshing drink of camper's blood.
Tick is having a warm, refreshing drink of camper's blood.
is
drink of
is having
drink
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Butterfly fluttered by the fly beside the butter knife.
Butterfly fluttered by the fly beside the butter knife.
fluttered by the
fluttered by the fly
fluttered
fluttered by
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Mantis invited her boyfriend over for an afternoon snack.
Mantis invited her boyfriend over for an afternoon snack.
invited
invited her boyfriend
invited her
invited for snack
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Hornet and Wasp were flying around and looking for trouble.
Hornet and Wasp were flying around and looking for trouble.
flying and looking
were flying
were flying and looking
were flying around and looking
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Which is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Can you hear Cricket's song in your lawn at dawn?
Can you hear Cricket's song in your lawn at dawn?
Can you hear
hear
Can you
Can hear
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Ant ________ his crumbs with his friend Lady Bug until that hungry Spider showed up.
Ant ________ his crumbs with his friend Lady Bug until that hungry Spider showed up.
were going to share
was going to share
we're going to share
will be sharing
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Wasp and Hornet ________ around the yard and looking for some luckless fool to sting.
Wasp and Hornet ________ around the yard and looking for some luckless fool to sting.
was flying
had flown
were flying
flew
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
"If I ________ Bee, I'd mind my own beeswax," said Hornet to his temperamental friend Wasp.
"If I ________ Bee, I'd mind my own beeswax," said Hornet to his temperamental friend Wasp.
we're
were
was
where
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
If Ant ________ that it was going to rain so much, he wouldn't have even came to the picnic.
If Ant ________ that it was going to rain so much, he wouldn't have even came to the picnic.
known
knows
had knew
had known
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Mantis ________ at her bigheaded boyfriend and licking her lips.
Mantis ________ at her bigheaded boyfriend and licking her lips.
had looked
looks
looked
was looking
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Tick ________ very thirsty by the time the campers begin to set up their tents.
Tick ________ very thirsty by the time the campers begin to set up their tents.
will be
has been
had been
is
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
After Grasshopper smashed up Spider's bedroom, Spider ________ that it was time to build a new home.
After Grasshopper smashed up Spider's bedroom, Spider ________ that it was time to build a new home.
will decide
decide
decides
decided
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Flea ________ of his ten-thousand brothers borrowing his things without asking.
Flea ________ of his ten-thousand brothers borrowing his things without asking.
were sick
we're sick
sick
was sick
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Fly ________ the cookie crumbs, but he flew off to find something stinkier.
Fly ________ the cookie crumbs, but he flew off to find something stinkier.
could a ate
could of ate
could have eaten
could of eaten
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Spider, a natural homebody, ________ a new room to his home below the gutter.
Spider, a natural homebody, ________ a new room to his home below the gutter.
was busy adding
busy adding
we're busy adding
were busy adding
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Wasp ________ Bee with the flowers, but Wasp was much too busy scaring children.
Wasp ________ Bee with the flowers, but Wasp was much too busy scaring children.
would of helped
would have helped
would a helped
would of help
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
"________ too busy eating this dog," said Flea to his parasitic friend Tick.
"________ too busy eating this dog," said Flea to his parasitic friend Tick.
Were
We're
Where
We
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Fly ________ by Butterfly during Spider's suppertime.
Fly ________ by Butterfly during Spider's suppertime.
flown
flied
flyed
flew
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Mantis ________ pantless in Kansas.
Mantis ________ pantless in Kansas.
dancing and prances
danced and prancing
dances and prancing
dances and prances
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Fly ________ the nauseating scent of my locker.
Fly ________ the nauseating scent of my locker.
loving
loves
be loving
love
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Which answer best completes the following sentence?
Moth and Tick ________ a riotous insect party in your sweater.
Moth and Tick ________ a riotous insect party in your sweater.
is throwing
fin to throw
are throwing
throwing
What is the tense of this verb: past, present, or future? What is the aspect of this verb: simple, progressive, or perfect?
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