Actions and Linking Verbs

Is the highlighted word an action or linking verb?

The kiss turned the handsome prince into an ugly frog.

• Action

• Linking

Is the highlighted verb linking or action?

The sauce tasted delicious.

• Linking

• Action

Is the highlighted word a linking verb or an action verb?

Archie tasted the frog legs after a little hesitation.

• Action

• Linking

Is the highlighted word an action or linking verb?

The star always grows nervous before a performance.

• Linking

• Action

Is the highlighted word an action or linking verb?

Sharon sounds happy about her job.

• Action

• Linking

Identify the an action verb in the following sentence:

All of my classmates brought snacks for everyone at the Christmas party.

• party

• classmates

• brought

• everyone

Identify the action verb in the following sentence:

Liam looked forward to seeing Grams and Pap all week.

• looked

• forward

• seeing

• week

Identify the action verb in the following sentence:

I searched everywhere for my coat and could not find it.

• everywhere

• could not

• find it

• searched

Identify the action verb in the following sentence:

Everyone visited the museum except my dad.

• museum

• visited

• except

• everyone

Identify the action verb in the following sentence:

An orange tree grows between those two houses.

• between

• tree

• houses

• grows