Kinds of Verbs (Action Verbs or Linking Verbs)

Front

Identify the action verb in: The bird eat the worm.

Back

eat

Answer explanation

The answer is "eat". The subject "bird" performs the action to "eat" the worm.

Front

Identify the linking verb in: My mother looks beautiful.

Back

looks

Answer explanation

The answer is "looks". Beautiful is an information given about the subject "mother".

Front

Identify the action verb in: 'The boy and his friends played soccer at recess.'

Back

played

Answer explanation

The answer is "played". The subject "boy and his friends" performs the action "played" the soccer.

Front

Highlighted verb in 'My favorite formal attire is pink and silky.'

Back

Linking Verb

Answer explanation

The answer is "linking verb". The highlighted verb "is" one of the forms of be.

Front

Highlighted verb in: 'The television and the radio are broken.'

Back

Linking Verb

Answer explanation

The answer is "linking verb". The highlighted verb "are" function as the forms of be linking verbs.

Front

Highlighted verb: instructs

Back

Action Verb

Answer explanation

The answer is "action verb". The highlighted verb "instructs" describes what the subject "teacher" is doing.