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