CBSE Class 6 English Verbs Worksheet

Irregular Verbs for Class 6 English

Question. Have you ....... your ticket for the concert on Friday yet?
(a) getting
(b) get
(c) got
Answer. C

Question. I have ....... numerous plants in my garden this year.
(a) grow
(b) grown
(c) grows
Answer. B

Question. Laurie and Tom ....... for the coast on Monday morning.
(a) leaves
(b) leaving
(c) left
Answer. C

Question. Can you ....... the mirror on that wall, please?
(a) put
(b) putting
(c) puts
Answer. A

Question. The bridesmaids ....... beautiful lavender-colored dresses at the weddinglast Saturday.
(a) wears
(b) wore
(c) wear
Answer. B

Question. Rose ....... her son to his soccer practice. She should be back shortly.
(a) took
(b) take
(c) taken
Answer. A

Question. Steinbeck ....... a number of memorable novels and stories set in California.
(a) write
(b) written
(c) wrote
Answer. C

Question. Andrea's husband is a truck driver. He ....... huge semi-trailers for a living.
(a) drive
(b) drives
(c) driven
Answer. B

Question. After looking at a variety of color palettes, Tammy finally ....... the color for her family room walls.
(a) choose
(b) chose
(c) chosen
Answer. B

Question. Luther has to ....... four new tires for his car. He wants higher quality tires so they will last longer.
(a) bought
(b) buying
(c) buy
Answer. C

Question. Thomas regularly ....... targets at the nearby firing range.
(a) shots
(b) shoots
(c) shooting
Answer. B

Question. Frank ....... me his garden. He spends a lot of time outdoors.
(a) show
(b) showed
(c) showing
Answer. B

Question. The little puppy looked like he was ....... when his owner scolded him for chewing the red slippers.
(a) shrink
(b) shrinks
(c) shrinking
Answer. C

Question. Currently, Sam ....... in the church choir. He's really good.
(a) sung
(b) sings
(c) sang
Answer. B

Question. On his first day of school, Ben ....... in the middle row.
(a) sit
(b) sat
(c) sitting
Answer. B

Question. I ....... for 12 hours yesterday. I was exhausted!
(a) sleeps
(b) sleeping
(c) slept
Answer. C

Question. The hero in the children's story ....... the horrible dragon.
(a) slay
(b) slew
(c) slaying
Answer. B

Question. The farmer decided to ....... five acres of barley this year.
(a) sowed
(b) sown
(c) sow
Answer. C

Question. We went tobogganing at Christmas time. My children ....... down the hills, over and over again, in wonderment.
I like it when they're happy.
(a) slide
(b) sliding
(c) slid
Answer. C

Question. The soldier ....... the heavy backpack over his shoulder.
(a) sling
(b) slung
(c) slinging
Answer. B

Question. The large vessel ....... in the Atlantic Ocean more than 200 years ago.
(a) sink
(b) sinking
(c) sank
Answer. C

Question. Henry ....... around the whole course in the golf cart we rented last week.
(a) speed
(b) sped
(c) speeding
Answer. B

Question. We ....... too much money when we went to Hawaii last year. This year, we're going to the Napa Valley.
(a) spend
(b) spending
(c) spent
Answer. C

Question. Christie ....... her milk all over the kitchen table. She's very clumsy sometimes.
(a) spill
(b) spilling
(c) spilled
Answer. C

Question. Samuel is very stressed out. His head is ....... because he has to make so many serious decisions within a short amount of time.
(a) spin
(b) spun
(c) spinning
Answer. C

Question. Yesterday, Carrie ....... out her peas when she tried them for the first time. She's a very picky eater.
(a) spitting
(b) spat
(c) spits
Answer. B

Question. The little frog ....... from the pond at once. He scared us all at first.
(a) spring
(b) sprung
(c) springing
Answer. B

Question. Mrs. Montgomery told Shawn to ....... in the corner. She didn't approve of his behavior in class that day.
(a) stand
(b) stood
(c) standing
Answer. A

Question. I know it's hard but you have to ....... with it. You'll graduate soon.
(a) stick
(b) stuck
(c) sticking
Answer. A

Question. I got ....... by a bee last summer. It hurt a lot.
(a) sting
(b) stung
(c) stinging
Answer. B

Question. Jason ....... into the room with ease. He feels very comfortable in front of large groups.
(a) stride
(b) strode
(c) stridden
Answer. B

Question. Randy ....... out at the baseball game last night. He's still angry about it!
(a) strike
(b) struck
(c) striking
Answer. B

Question. Most people ....... for success but they must remember to do what they enjoy as well.
(a) strive
(b) strove
(c) striven
Answer. A

Question. Johnny ....... that he'd never steal again.
(a) swear
(b) swore
(c) sworn
Answer. B

Question. Yesterday, I ....... my entire house. I also did the dishes and washed the floors.
(a) sweep
(b) swept
(c) sweeping
Answer. B

Question. After I accidentally slammed my finger in the car door, it ....... up and turned blue.
(a) swell
(b) swelled
(c) swollen
Answer. B

Question. He ....... the baseball bat as hard as he could but he still missed the fast ball.
(a) swing
(b) swung
(c) swinging
Answer. B

Question. This year, Mrs. Switzer will ....... high school mathematics. She's really nice and smart.
(a) taught
(b) teach
(c) teaches
Answer. B

Question. I usually ....... up my old bills and other financial information before I put them into the garbage can. I'm going to buy a paper shredder in the near future.
(a) tear
(b) tore
(c) torn
Answer. A

Question. Bailey ....... me a secret. I won't tell anyone about it because it's quite serious.
(a) tell
(b) told
(c) telling
Answer. B

Question. Cactus and succulents ....... in dry, hot climates.
(a) thrive
(b) thrived
(c) thriving
Answer. A

Question. Every time I get the mail, I ....... away junk mail. It's such a waste of paper.
(a) throw
(b) threw
(c) thrown
Answer. A

Question. The teachers at your school must ....... the rules set out by the state.
(a) uphold
(b) upheld
(c) upholding
Answer. A

Question. I ....... up late today. I was so tired.
(a) wakes
(b) woke
(c) waking
Answer. B

Question. My grandmother ....... the wool for a beautiful blanket that she knitted by hand. I still have it today.
(a) weave
(b) wove
(c) woven
Answer. B

Question. At the wedding, the mother of the bride ....... because she was so happy for her daughter.
(a) weep
(b) weeping
(c) wept
Answer. C

Question. Our hometown football team just ....... the final game of the season!
(a) win
(b) won
(c) winning
Answer. B

Question. David ....... information during the criminal investigation. So, the police charged him as well.
(a) withhold
(b) withheld
(c) withholding
Answer. B

Question. Some animals have to ....... harsh weather conditions in northern Canada.
(a) withstand
(b) withstood
(c) withstanding
Answer. A

Question. You have to ....... the water out of those wet clothes before you hang them up to dry.
(a) wring
(b) wrung
(c) wringing
Answer. A

Question. Matt slowly ....... across the diving board and peered into the water below.
(a) trod
(b) tread
(c) trodden
Answer. A

Question. Kathy ....... the garden hose around the existing wheel and then put it into the shed.
(a) wind
(b) wound
(c) winding
Answer. B

Question. Many trees in California ....... fruit in the summer and autumn months. There is also a lot of year-round gardening that takes place.
(a) bear
(b) bore
(c) bearing
Answer. A

Question. Jack's mother ....... him to go to the store alone. She will allow him to go when he's ten years old.
(a) forbids
(b) forbade
(c) forbidding
Answer. A

Question. Due to her terrible actions last month, Karen's friends have ....... her. They won't even take her calls anymore.
(a) forsake
(b) forsakes
(c) forsaken
Answer. C

Question. The football game on Sunday is very important so the boys are nervous because they don't want to ........
(a) lose
(b) lost
(c) losing
Answer. A

Question. Susan is competitive and she ....... to win the swimming competition next week.
(a) mean
(b) means
(c) meaning
Answer. B

Question. In the long-distance race yesterday, the second runner ....... the leader at the last minute and won the competition.
(a) overtake
(b) overtook
(c) overtaken
Answer. B

Question. In the dark ages, areas in Europe were ....... by horrible and tragic diseases.
(a) smite
(b) smote
(c) smitten
Answer. C

Question. Vienna can't ....... her thoughts together in front of large groups because she gets really nervous.
(a) string
(b) strung
(c) stringing
Answer. A

Verb Tenses for Class 6 English

Question. Where ....... tonight?
(a) you go
(b) going
(c) are you going
(d) had you gone
Answer. C

Question. That ....... my business.
(a) is
(b) will be
(c) was
(d) had
Answer. A

Question. Sorry, I ....... mean to be rude.
(a) haven't
(b) can't
(c) won't
(d) don't
Answer. D

Question. ....... all right.
(a) This is
(b) That's
(c) There is
(d) That has
Answer. B

Question. I hope I ....... offended you.
(a) didn't
(b) won't
(c) haven't
(d) couldn't
Answer. C

Question. No, I promise you. You ....... offend me at all.
(a) shouldn't
(b) wouldn't
(c) hadn't
(d) didn't
Answer. D

Question. So, ....... got an idea.
(a) I'd
(b) I'll
(c) I've
(d) I'm
Answer. C

Question. OK. ....... me about it.
(a) Tell
(b) Say
(c) Speak
(d) Talk
Answer. A

Question. I ....... possibly we could go out together, tonight.
(a) think
(b) have thought
(c) did think
(d) thought
Answer. D

Question. That ....... a good idea to me.
(a) has sounded
(b) will sound
(c) sounds
(d) shall sound
Answer. C

[Class VI] [Worksheet ____] [English SA-II]
Month : October – IV

1. Read the paragraph. Circle all of the verbs. Write five verbs on the lines below.

Christmas Day is my favorite day. I wake up early but have to wait for my parents before I can open presents. Then, I shake each gift and rip the paper right off. I yell, “Yippee!” with every present. When I am finished, I play with my new toys. At night, I hug my mom and dad and say thank you.

___________

___________

___________

___________

___________

1. Fill in the blanks from the words given in brackets :

(i) My brother has ________ (finish) his homework.

(ii) When I reached home, mother had already _________ (cook) the food.

(iii) My uncle has ________ (write) a letter.

(iv) They have _________ (complete) their work.

(v) I have not _________ (call) him.

(vi) Rajni and Sarita had _________ (dance)

(vii) She has ________ (pack) her lunch.

(viii) I have ________ (eat) food.

(ix) My brother has _______ (pluck) flowers.

(x) She replied the letter which I had _________ (write) to her.

Fill in the blacks using the verbs given in the brackets:-

1. Mrs. Singh ___(get) married 20 years ago.

2. John ___(finish) his work soon.

3. Suchitra ___ (do) her work sincerely.

4. I ___(buy) some vegetables yesterday.

5. The old lady ___(hang) her coat on the peg.

6. His father _____(die) of a heart failure.

7. The year 2019 ___(be) very interesting.

8. They always _____(forget) their mobile phones.

Famous Engineer

Most people have heard of Casey Jones, the famous railroad engineer who has become a part of American folklore. Most do not know that the story of Casey Jones was based on a real railroad engineer who was born near Cayce, Kentucky. What was this man’s full name?
To answer the question, fi nd the action or linking verb in each set of words below. Write the letter of the verb in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Action:
A. abundant
B. predict
C. condition
D. been
Answer. B

2. Linking:
A. colonel
B. construct
C. elusive
D. were
Answer. D

3. Action:
A. was
B. information
C. humble
D. climb
Answer. D

4. Action:
A. revise
B. gallantly
C. destiny
D. agent
Answer. A

5. Linking:
A. factor
B. is
C. heroic
D. produce
Answer. B

6. Action:
A. were
B. stubborn
C. invent
D. mountain
Answer. C

7. Linking:
A. are
B. tragedy
C. develop
D. fearless
Answer. A

8. Action:
A. courage
B. express
C. be
D. collision
Answer. B

9. Linking:
A. remember
B. story
C. am
D. magnifi cent
Answer. C 

Speaking Of . . .

With more than one billion speakers, this language has more speakers than any other. What is the name of this language?
To answer the question, decide whether the underlined verb in each sentence is an action verb or a linking verb. If a verb is an action verb, write the letter for “action” in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If a verb is a linking verb, write the letter for “linking.”

1. Over twenty-fi ve hundred languages are common around the world.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

2. Many people know two or more languages.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

3. Maria converses in English and Spanish fl uently.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

4. As a young child, she learned both languages at home from her parents.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

5. Of all the children in her family only Maria is bilingual.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

6. Maria’s grandfather and grandmother were bilingual too.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

7. Last year Maria studied both English and Spanish in school.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

8. She feels comfortable speaking either language.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B 

Name Change

Helena, the capital of Montana, was originally a mining town in the 1860s.Back then, the town was not called Helena. What was Helena’s original name?
To answer the question, fi nd the verb in each sentence below. Decide whether the verb is an action verb or a linking verb. If a verb is an action verb, write the letter for “action” in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If a verb is a linking verb, write the letter for “linking.” You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Many frontier towns in the Old West were mining towns.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

2. Living on the frontier was diffi cult and dangerous.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

3. Early miners dreamed of becoming rich one day.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

4. Most found only hardship and disappointment.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

5. Many miners grew disillusioned with their dreams of wealth.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

6. In time many of the mining towns became deserted.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

7. Some towns developed as centers of trade on the frontier.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

8. People moved to these towns in hopes of starting new lives.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A

9. Today some of the early mining towns are major cities.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. B

10. Most of the current residents know little of the history of these places.
A. Action
B. Linking
Answer. A 

Sharing Traits

Although dolphins and bats do not seem to have much in common, they share a very special ability. What is this ability?
To answer the question, read each sentence below and determine whether the underlined word is a direct object. If the word is a direct object, write the letter for “yes” in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If the word is not a direct object, write the letter for “no.”

1. Dolphins and bats are both mammals.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

2. Sailors tell many interesting stories about dolphins.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

3. Some stories speak of dolphins saving shipwrecked seamen.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

4. Many people look on dolphins as noble creatures.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

5. Most bats are active during the night.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

6. The sudden appearance of a bat in the night startles most people.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

7. Dolphins and bats share some important traits.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

8. Like bats, dolphins breathe oxygen from the air.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

9. Also like bats, dolphins are warm-blooded.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

Fish Story

There are over twenty thousand species of fi sh in the world. What are scientists who study fi sh called?
To answer the question, fi nd the direct object in each sentence below.In the parentheses that follow each sentence, a letter is called for. Find this letter in the direct object, then write the letter in the space above the direct object’s sentence number at the bottom of the page. The second one is done for you.

1. Justin’s teacher assigned a report for science. (sixth letter)
Answer. T (report)

2. Justin chose the subject of fi sh for his report. (sixth letter)
Answer. C (subject)

3. The subject required much research. (third letter)
Answer. S (research)

4. Justin searched the Internet for information. (fi rst letter)
Answer. I (Internet)

5. He also checked numerous books in the library. (second letter)
Answer. O (books)

6. He spent several hours on research. (fi rst letter)
Answer. H (hours)

7. He included many excellent details in his report. (sixth letter)
Answer. L (details)

8. He revised the summary of his report after dinner. (seventh letter)
Answer. Y (summary)

9. His report received the highest grade in the class. (fi rst letter)
Answer. G (grade)
Ichthyologists 

Iron Ships

During the Civil War, the fi rst battle between ironclad ships took place on March 9, 1862. The North’s ship was the USS Monitor. What was the original name of the South’s ship?
To answer the question, read each sentence below and determine whether the underlined word is an indirect object. If the word is an indirect object,
write the letter for “yes” in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If the word is not an indirect object, write the letter for “no.”

1. Cara recently studied the American Civil War in her history class.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

2. Mrs. Brown, her teacher, showed the class a fi lm about the causes of the war.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

3. Mrs. Brown taught the students many interesting facts.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

4. Cara enjoys learning about great events of the past.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

5. Mrs. Brown gave the class a homework assignment.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

6. The assignment included a summary of the causes of the war.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

7. Cara completed the assignment easily.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B

8. The next day Cara handed Mrs. Brown her assignment.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. A

9. That evening Cara checked historical websites for information about the Civil War.
A. Yes
B. No
Answer. B 

Miniature Golf

Most Americans are familiar with miniature golf. It is an enjoyable game based on real golf. What was a common early name for miniature golf?
To answer the question, fi nd the indirect object in each sentence below. In the parentheses that follow each sentence, a letter is called for. Find this letter in the indirect object, then write the letter in the space above the indirectobject’s sentence number at the bottom of the page. The fi rst one is done for you. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Gil handed Roberto the golf club. (third letter)
Answer. B (Roberto)

2. Gil taught him skills for playing golf. (third letter)
Answer. M (him)

3. Just before starting the game, Gil gave his friend a fi nal tip. (fi rst letter)
Answer. F (friend)

4. Roberto offered his instructor a confi dent smile. (sixth letter)
Answer. U (instructor)

5. Gil tossed Roberto the ball. (second letter)
Answer. O (Roberto)

6. Roberto gave the ball a solid whack with the club. (third letter)
Answer. L (ball)

7. Gil showed his humbled student the proper form. (second letter)
Answer. (student)

8. Roberto’s next shot gave Gil hope. (fi rst letter)
Answer. (Gil)

9. At the end of the day Gil bought them lunch. (second letter)
Answer. H (them)

Important Invention

In 1903, Mary Anderson invented something no car should be without. What did she invent?
To answer the question, read each sentence below. Decide whether the underlined word is a direct object, an indirect object, or neither. Write the letter of your answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.

Question. The invention of the automobile revolutionized transportation around the world.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. C

Question. Several inventors built early models of automobiles in the 1890s.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. A

Question. The inventors proudly showed people their inventions.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. B

Question. Henry Ford produced his fi rst experimental car in 1893.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. D

Question. Automobiles offered people great freedom.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. B

Question. People traveled easily throughout the entire country.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. C

Question. Today many families own two vehicles.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. A

Question. Lori’s parents bought her a car for her eighteenth birthday.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. B

Question. Lori quickly told her friends the news.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. B

Question. Lori loves her new car immensely.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Neither
Answer. A