Linking and Helping Verbs

What do linking verbs do?

• show action

• help the action verb

• link the subject to the predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What do helping verbs do?

• show action

• link the subject to the predicate

• help the action verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Choose the correct linking or helping verb.

We _______ going to a game tonight!

• are

• is

• will

• isn't

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Choose the correct linking or helping verb.

That ______ a good group of students to take on a field trip.

• are

• is

• were

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the linking verb in this sentence?

Nia is a firefighter.

• Nia

• is

• a

• firefighter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the linking verb in the sentence?

The glass looked dirty.

• The

• glass

• looked

• dirty

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the linking verb in the sentence?

The egg smelled rotten.

• egg

• smelled

• The

• rotten

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the helping verb in this sentence?

Shaley can ride her sister's bike.

• Shaley

• can

• ride

• bike

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the helping verb in this sentence?

The bloodhound was groomed by Mickey Mouse.

• bloodhound

• was

• groomed

• by

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the helping verb in this sentence?

I will write my essay eventually.

• I

• will

• write

• my

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B