Verb Review

Identify the verb as action or linking.  
Alexander is almost three. 

• Action
• Linking

Identify the verb as action or linking.
Alexander loves to play baseball. 

• Action
• Linking

Identify the verb as action or linking.
Alexander tasted his cookie and smiled.  

• action
• linking 

Identify the verb as action or linking.
The cookie tasted delicious.  

• Action
• Linking

Identify the following verb as a mental or physical action. 
Mrs. Newell dreamed about going on vacation.  

• mental
• physical 

Label the following verb as transitive or intransitive.
Mrs. Newell smelled the flowers.

• Transitive
• Intransitive 

What is the direct object of the following sentence.  
Alexander threw the ball at his mom.  

• threw
• Alexander
• ball
• mom

Label the following verb as transitive or intransitive.  
Alexander walked slowly to the park.  

• Transitive
• Intransitive

Name the verb in the following sentence.  
Mrs. Newell never wants carrots for dinner.  

• dinner
• Mrs. Newell
• never
• wants

What is the correct verb phrase?
Mrs. Newell has never been swimming in the ocean before.  

• has never been swimming
• been swimming
• never been swimming
• has been swimming