9th Verbs/Tran-Int/Link-Act

9th Verbs/Tran-Int/Link-Act

By Marco Hernandez

​Read the following statements and choose the correct amount of verbs in the sentence.

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Example​

​Every Saturday morning, Amy and I mow the yard and tend the flower garden.

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Multiple Choice

1. Soon after breakfast, Amy and I go outside and begin our chores.

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Multiple Choice

2. We start early because by noon the weather is usually too hot.

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Multiple Choice

3. The minute the dew dries, Amy says to me, “Grab the lawn mower!”

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Multiple Choice

4. While I cut the grass, Amy edges the lawn.

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Multiple Choice

5. After we neatly clip the grass, we weed the flower garden.

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Multiple Choice

6. I loosen the dirt around the flowers, and my sister pulls the weeds.

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Multiple Choice

7. By noon both the lawn and the garden look decidedly better than they did earlier.

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Multiple Choice

8. Tired and thirsty, we go inside, wash our hands, and eat lunch.

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Multiple Choice

9. Nature, however, stands still for no one.

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Multiple Choice

10. Almost at once, new weeds appear in the garden.

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​Read the following statements and choose whether the underlined verb is transitive or intransitive.

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Example​

​Colonial America offered freedom to a variety of people.

transitive

intransitive

Multiple Choice

11. In the 1600s, English taxes supported the Church of England.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

12. Some people considered the taxes unfair.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

13. For others, the Americas provided an opportunity for religious freedom.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

15. Victims of religious intolerance sought an escape from persecution.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

16. The Puritans, for example, disagreed with many Church of England policies.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

17. As a result, some Puritans left England.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

18. This religious group founded settlements in Virginia and New England.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

19. Indentured servants also traveled to American shores.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Multiple Choice

20. The poor of England desired economic opportunity.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

​Read the following verbs and choose whether they are physical, mental or no action verbs.

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Example​

​imagine

physical

mental

no action

Multiple Choice

21. seem

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

22. dream

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

23. type

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

24. stomp

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

25. is

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

26. regret

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

27. ski

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

28. fly

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

29. was

• physical

• mental

• no action

Multiple Choice

30. forget

• physical

• mental

• no action

​Read the following statements, identify the linking verb and then choose the word or words that the verb connects.

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Example​

This yogurt smells sour.

this

yogurt

sour

Multiple Select

31. Mother felt ill this morning.

• mother

• ill

• this

• morning

Multiple Select

32. Shirley is the secretary and the treasurer of the class.

• Shirley

• secretary

• treasurer

• class

Multiple Select

33. The bread on the counter smelled delicious.

• bread

• the counter

• delicious

Multiple Select

34. Connie grew bored and restless toward the end of the movie.

• Connie

• bored

• restless

• movie

Multiple Select

35. Affie seemed confused by the directions that you gave him.

• Affie

• confused

• directions

​Read the following statements, identify the verb phrase and type it down. If there are more than one, you type ONLY one.

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Example​

Our class has been studying the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

has been studying

Fill in the Blank

36. Can you name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

Fill in the Blank

37. Some people may ask why these structures are called wonders.

Fill in the Blank

38. The pyramids of Egypt were constructed around 2600 B.C.

Fill in the Blank

39. The three pyramids are considered the oldest of the seven wonders.

Fill in the Blank

40. Are any of the pyramids being restored today?

​Thanks for playing!