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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
shoes shimmered
shimmered in
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 his
be playing
will be playing
playing
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.
afraid
were afraid of
were
were 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.
had warned
warned
had warned him
had
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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 and dance
went to dance
put
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 in
could
could lift
lift
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.
allowed
are allowed at
are not
are allowed
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
brushed and washed
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
be buzzing
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.
drink of
is
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
fluttered by
fluttered by the
fluttered by the fly
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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 for snack
invited
invited her boyfriend
invited her
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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.
were flying and looking
were flying around and looking
flying and looking
were flying
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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 hear
hear
Can you
Can you 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.
we're going to share
will be sharing
were going to share
was going to share
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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
were flying
had flown
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.
were
where
we're
was
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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.
knows
known
had known
had knew
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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.
has been
is
will be
had been
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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.
decided
will decide
decide
decides
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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.
was sick
we're sick
sick
were 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 have eaten
could a ate
could of ate
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.
we're busy adding
was busy adding
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 help
would of helped
would a helped
would have helped
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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.
We
Were
We're
Where
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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.
dances and prances
dances and prancing
danced and prancing
dancing 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.
loves
loving
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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