This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... history/for an exam A) Need. B) Study. C) Work. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Study. 2. Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:Sea urchins move slowly with their tube feet and may push themselves up with their spines. A) Move. B) Slowly. C) Tube feet. D) Move AND may push. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Move AND may push. 3. Identify the HELPING verb in the sentence below:He has finished his homework. A) Finished. B) He. C) Homework. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has. 4. ..... a new laptop A) Play. B) Eat. C) Need. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Need. 5. ..... in the sea A) Eat. B) Speak. C) Swim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swim. 6. What is the verb phrase in the following sentence?The weather can become very dry during this time. A) Can become during. B) Can become. C) Can become dry. D) Become dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can become. 7. Identify what the word(s) in red are examples of:The linebacker is tackling the runner. A) Main verb. B) Verb phrase. C) Helping verb. D) Not a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb phrase. 8. Identify the verb phrase in this sentence:Mia was talking to her friend, Lily. A) Talking. B) Was talking. C) Was. D) To her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking. 9. Identify the verb in the sentence:'He flipped the water bottle off of the table.' A) Table. B) Water. C) Flipped. D) Bottle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flipped. 10. ..... heavy lifting A) Do. B) Handle. C) Divide. D) Shop for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 11. She needs to ..... weight, that's why she went on a diet. A) Try. B) Lose. C) Keep. D) Miss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 12. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:The flowers are blooming in Saraphina's garden. A) Garden. B) The flowers. C) Are blooming. D) There isn't a verb phrase in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are blooming. 13. The contest has attracted many talented people. A) Has. B) Has attracted. C) Many talented. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has attracted. 14. During the festival, people ..... presents and eat traditional food. A) Dress. B) Exchange. C) Prepare. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exchange. 15. Do you want to cook tonight, or shall we ..... ? A) Go to the gym. B) Listen to music. C) Go out for a meal. D) Meet friends for a drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go out for a meal. 16. ..... in an office/in a school A) Play. B) Work. C) Wear. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work. 17. The men will dig a deep hole for the new swimming pool. A) Swimming. B) Will dig. C) Swimming pool. D) Dig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will dig. 18. The verb or verb phrase:During the storm, Ursula managed to save the food supply. A) Save. B) Managed. C) Supply. D) To save. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Managed. 19. Its spectacular beauty has captured their imaginations.Helping verb A) Spectacular. B) Has. C) Beauty. D) Imaginations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 20. What is the main verb in the sentence "Bella might have smiled" ? A) Might. B) Bella. C) Have. D) Smiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smiled. 21. Miguel ..... un regalo. A) Recibe. B) Escribe. C) Tose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recibe. 22. If we ..... this game, we're out of the championship. A) Lose. B) Get. C) Got. D) Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 23. Pedro, Alfredo, y Juan ..... comer toda la pizza. A) Acaban de. B) Acabamos de. C) Acabo de. D) Acabas de. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acaban de. 24. Identify the HELPING verb in the sentence below:You should work on your homework assignment. A) Should. B) Work. C) Homework. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 25. What is the verb/verb phrase? David should not be playing if he has an injured foot. A) Should be playing. B) Should not be playing. C) Be playing. D) Should not be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should be playing. 26. Identify the verb phrase in each sentence.Its many varieties are enjoyed by people the world over. A) Its many varieties. B) By people. C) Are enjoyed. D) The world over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are enjoyed. 27. The colors of the desert do not remain the same for long. helping verb A) Same. B) Do. C) Long. D) Colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 28. The past participle of the verb PUT A) Puts. B) Puted. C) Puting. D) Put. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Put. 29. Identify the verb phrase in each sentence.Did they mix the ground seeds with spices and water? A) Did mix. B) The ground seeds. C) With spices. D) With spices and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did mix. 30. I can ..... used to living anywhere. I'm really easy-going. A) Get. B) Getting. C) Got. D) Gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get. 31. Mr. Hill and Mr. Allred played basketball during elective time.What is the subject of the sentence? A) Mr. Hill. B) Mr. Hill and Mr. Allred. C) Mr. Allred. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Hill and Mr. Allred. 32. ..... tennis/computer games A) Play. B) Speak. C) Read. D) Live. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 33. What is the action verb in the following sentence?"The teachers take points off for late assignments." A) Take. B) Points. C) Off for. D) Teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. 34. Identify what the word(s) in red are examples of:A rooster is crowing in the yard. A) Verb phrase. B) Not a verb. C) Main verb. D) Helping verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb phrase. 35. You (familiar, singular) just finished reading the novel. A) Acabas de leer la novela. B) Acaba de leer la novela. C) Acabas leer la novela. D) Acaban de leer la novela. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acabas de leer la novela. 36. Determine the verb in the following sentence!He washes dishes every evening. A) Dishes. B) Washes. C) Evening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washes. 37. Where do some cheeses get their names? A) Cheeses do get. B) Cheeses get. C) Do get. D) Some cheeses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do get. 38. PONER MUSICA FUERTE A) PLAY LOW MUSIC. B) PUT MUSIC STRONG. C) PLAY LOUD MUSIC. D) PLAY LAUD MUSIC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PLAY LOUD MUSIC. 39. Exercise 1:Identifying Verb PhrasesSelect the answer that correctly identifies the verb phrase in the sentence.5. Billy should have already finished the homework. A) Should have already finished. B) Finished. C) Already finished. D) Should have finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have finished. 40. I normally ..... magazines. I ..... books A) Don't read/ prefer. B) Don't see / prefers. C) Doesn't read / prefer. D) Doesn't see/ prefers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't read/ prefer. 41. Which word is the helping verb?Sally had driven all the way to the beach. A) Sally. B) Had. C) Driven. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 42. I don't want to ..... my homework!!!!! A) Want. B) Do. C) Play. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 43. Which is NOT used with "do" ? A) Homework. B) Housework. C) Tennis. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tennis. 44. Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:"My students could maybe have been breathing more softly." A) Could have been breathing. B) Could have been. C) Could maybe have. D) Breathing more softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have been breathing. 45. Los chicos ..... con amigos. A) Dividen. B) Deben. C) Combaten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Combaten. 46. What is the verb phrase in this sentence?Mad Eye Moody was trapped in the bottom for months. A) Was trapped in. B) In the bottom. C) Was trapped. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was trapped. 47. What is the function of auxiliary verbs? A) They are used to replace main verbs in a sentence. B) They help to form different tenses, moods, and voices of the main verb. C) They are used to connect clauses in a sentence. D) They indicate the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They help to form different tenses, moods, and voices of the main verb. 48. Do you know the Muffin Man? Who ..... on Drury Lane? A) Live. B) Could be. C) Lives. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lives. 49. Identify the verb phrase in each sentence.The Maya and the Aztec peoples did process chocolate centuries ago. A) Centuries ago. B) The Aztec peoples. C) The Maya. D) Did process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did process. 50. ..... household chores A) Take out. B) Split. C) Be responsible for. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split. 51. Don't forget to ..... an umbrella with you. It's rainy today. A) Take. B) Want. C) Have. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. 52. Identify the verb or verb phrase:He does not want to fail. A) Does not want. B) He does not want. C) Does want. D) To fail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does want. 53. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence:They are planning a surprise party for her. A) Planning a surprise. B) A surprise party. C) Are planning. D) For her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are planning. 54. Can you ..... my mom and tell her I need to stay late at school? A) Got in touch with. B) Get to know. C) Got to know. D) Get in touch with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get in touch with. 55. Identify the HELPING verb in the sentence below:He was elected by a unanimous vote. A) Elected. B) Was. C) He. D) Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 56. When he hears a song he likes, he ..... it from the internet. A) Downloads. B) Goes out. C) Meets. D) Reads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Downloads. 57. I ..... tennis and my sisters ..... the guitar. A) Play / watch. B) Play / play. C) Play / work. D) Take / play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play / play. 58. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence:'Dylan can climb over that fence.' A) Climb over. B) Over that fence. C) Can climb. D) Dylan can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can climb. 59. Do you ..... in a house or apartment? A) Lived. B) Lives. C) Live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Live. 60. Choose the correct answer:She has a nice voice that's why she always ..... A) Sings. B) Speaks. C) Shouts. D) None of the above. 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