Action verbs exercise

Fill in the blanks with appropriate action verbs. Each question is followed by three suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1. The wrestler …………………………. his muscles. (flexed / shook / snapped)

2. She ……………………… her fingers impatiently. (craned / snapped / flexed)

3. Can you ………………………….. your breath for five minutes? (hold / catch / pick)

4. The little woman ………………………… her neck to see over the big buy standing in front of her. (clenched / craned / tapped)

5. She ……………………….. her fists angrily. (tapped / clenched / scratched)

6. Unable to find a solution to the problem, he …………………………… his head. (shook / scratched / wiped)

7. Although I didn’t understand a word, I ……………………….. in agreement. (nodded / shook / rubbed)

8. He ………………………….. it out in the gym. (sweated / shivered / blushed)

9. She was so tired that she ………………………… in her armchair. (sweated / dozed / fainted)

10. She …………………………… with embarrassment. (blushed / trembled / startled)

Answers

1. The wrestler flexed his muscles. (flexed / shook / snapped)

2. She snapped her fingers impatiently. (craned / snapped / flexed)

3. Can you hold your breath for five minutes? (hold / catch / pick)

4. The little woman craned her neck to see over the big buy standing in front of her. (clenched / craned / tapped)

5. She clenched her fists angrily. (tapped / clenched / scratched)

6. Unable to find a solution to the problem, he scratched his head. (shook / scratched / wiped)

7. Although I didn’t understand a word, I nodded in agreement. (nodded / shook / rubbed)

8. He sweated it out in the gym. (sweated / shivered / blushed)

9. She was so tired that she dozed in her armchair. (sweated / dozed / fainted)

10. She blushed with embarrassment. (blushed / trembled / startled)