Most Common Action Verbs: Exercise 03

Don't put your wallet in your back pocket. A thief might ___ it.
1. steal
2. buy
3. open
4. pull
The stairs are slippery. Be careful or you might ____ down.
1. fall
2. run
3. walk
4. ride
Your hair looks messy. Please ___ it.
1. comb
2. cut
3. draw
4. paint
My chore at the weekend is to _____ the floor and then mop it.
1. sweep
2. bathe
3. snore
4. paint
Please ___ your hands for Mary who got 100% in the math exam.
1. clap
2. open
3. close
4. hit
On Mother's Day, I will ___ my mother and say, "I love you".
1. hug
2. smell
3. bathe
4. buy
Before I go to sleep, my mother ___ me on my cheek.
1. kisses
2. paints
3. dreams
4. eats
The flowers ___ really lovely.
1. smell
2. open
3. buy
4. push
There is a hole in my shirt. Can you help me? I don't know how to ___.
1. sew
2. write
3. clap
4. crawl
Can you ____ me a picture of an elephant?
1. draw
2. make
3. open
4. snore
You ___ very loudly when you sleep.
1. snore
2. dream
3. crawl
4. fight
Can you ___ out the coupon in the newspaper?
1. cut
2. draw
3. read
4. draw
I love to ___ pictures with bright colors.
1. paint
2. dig
3. climb
4. push
When two men meet for the first time, they ____ hands.
1. shake
2. clap
3. paint
4. buy
Can you ____ some snacks for me when you go to 7-Eleven?
1. buy
2. eat
3. cook
4. ride
Next summer, I want to ____ underwater and take pictures of the fish and coral.
1. dive
2. walk
3. crawl
4. ski
Next winter, I want to ____ in the mountains.
1. ski
2. swim
3. read
4. fight
When I go to Phuket, I like to ___ in the sea.
1. swim
2. ride
3. stand up
4. dream
Can you ___ from one to one hundred?
1. count
2. read
3. talk
4. say
I cannot play with you tonight. I have to ___ for an exam tomorrow.
1. study
2. read
3. write
4. think