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Kinds of Verbs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is an action verb in the sentence below?


Ants live together in large communities.

a)

Ants

b)

live

c)

large

d)

communities

2.

Which word is an action verb in the sentence below?


The queen ant lays eggs.

a)

queen

b)

ant

c)

lays

d)

eggs

3.

Which word is a linking verb in the sentence below?


Many ant homes are in mounds of earth.

a)

are

b)

in

c)

mounds

d)

of

4.

Which word is a linking verb in the sentence below?


Some ants are dormant in the winter.

a)

some

b)

ants

c)

are

d)

dormant

5.

Which word is a main verb in the sentence below?


Worker ants will feed their young.

a)

will

b)

feed

c)

their

d)

young

6.

Which word is a main verb in the sentence below?


Carpenter ants were destroying human homes.

a)

carpenter

b)

ants

c)

were

d)

destroying

7.

Which word is a helping verb in the sentence below?


Tiny white eggs have hatched in the last few weeks.

a)

have

b)

hatched

c)

in

d)

the

8.

Which word is a helping verb in the sentence below?


One kind of hunter ant could destroy harmful pests.

a)

one

b)

of

c)

could

d)

pests

9.

What part of speech is felt in the sentence below?


Everyone felt good at the end of the day.

a)

action verb

b)

main verb

c)

helping verb

d)

linking verb

10.

What part of speech is earned in the sentence below?


My class at school earned extra recess last week.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

main verb

d)

linking verb

11.

What kind of verb is looked in the sentence below?


His hands looked sore after washing dishes.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

main verb

d)

linking verb

12.

What kind of verb is was in the sentence below?


She was helping her brother with his homework.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

main verb

d)

linking verb

13.

What kind of verb is attended in the sentence below?


Until last week, he had attended all of the committee meetings.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

main verb

d)

linking verb

14.

What kind of verb is am in the sentence below?


I am the winner of the championship.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

main verb

d)

linking verb

15.

What part of speech is appeared in the sentence below?


The ghost appeared suddenly in the hallway.

a)

action verb

b)

helping verb

c)

main verb

d)

linking verb