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Action vs Linking Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

The couple attended the opening night of the play.

a)

action

b)

linking

2.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

Matt Perez will be the captain of the team.

a)

action

b)

linking

3.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

I love Van Gogh's painting Starry Night.

a)

action

b)

linking

4.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

Your idea seems like a good one.

a)

action

b)

linking

5.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

Those two women worked together for years.

a)

action

b)

linking

6.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

Robbie chopped wood for the campfire.

a)

action

b)

linking

7.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

May I ask you a question?

a)

action

b)

linking

8.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

This chili tastes bland.

a)

action

b)

linking

9.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

The bell rang at the end of class.

a)

action

b)

linking

10.

Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:

The sky became cloudy very quickly.

a)

action

b)

linking

11.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

The factory coughed puffs of steam out of its smokestack

a)

puffs

b)

out

c)

coughed

d)

steam

12.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

Harry seemed excited for the chance to play goalie.

a)

seemed

b)

excited

c)

play

d)

goalie

13.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

When a cat is nearby, the neighborhood birds sound the alarm.

a)

is

b)

sound

c)

alarm

d)

nearby

14.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

With Eleanor at the wheel, a drive to school seems terrifying.

a)

with

b)

at

c)

seems

d)

drive

15.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

Maura appeared out of nowhere, and she terrified us.

a)

appeared

b)

terrified

c)

out

d)

of

16.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

When she answered the phone, Maria sounded sleepy.

a)

anwered

b)

sounded

c)

when

d)

sleepy

17.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

The car was being towed, because today is street cleaning day.

a)

car

b)

was

c)

towed

d)

is

18.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

Mom tasted the soup; then, she poured it into bowls.

a)

tasted

b)

poured

c)

into

d)

then

19.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

Sean threw the ball; and it swooshed into the basket.

a)

threw

b)

swooshed

c)

into

d)

and

20.

Identify the verbs in each sentence:

The spectators became amazed at the elephant's tricks.

a)

became

b)

amazed

c)

tricks

d)

at