Kinds of Verbs

Which word is an action verb in the sentence below?

Ants live together in large communities.

• Ants

• live

• large

• communities

Which word is an action verb in the sentence below?

The queen ant lays eggs.

• queen

• ant

• lays

• eggs

Which word is a linking verb in the sentence below?

Many ant homes are in mounds of earth.

• are

• in

• mounds

• of

Which word is a linking verb in the sentence below?

Some ants are dormant in the winter.

• some

• ants

• are

• dormant

Which word is a main verb in the sentence below?

Worker ants will feed their young.

• will

• feed

• their

• young

Which word is a main verb in the sentence below?

Carpenter ants were destroying human homes.

• carpenter

• ants

• were

• destroying

Which word is a helping verb in the sentence below?

Tiny white eggs have hatched in the last few weeks.

• have

• hatched

• in

• the

Which word is a helping verb in the sentence below?

One kind of hunter ant could destroy harmful pests.

• one

• of

• could

• pests

What part of speech is felt in the sentence below?

Everyone felt good at the end of the day.

• action verb

• main verb

• helping verb

• linking verb

What part of speech is earned in the sentence below?

My class at school earned extra recess last week.

• action verb

• helping verb

• main verb

• linking verb