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WorksheetsAction, Linking, Helping 6th Grade
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the following sentence "must" is what type of verb?
I must go to the store tonight!
I must go to the store tonight!
a)
helping
b)
action
c)
linking
2.
In the following sentence "go" is what type of verb?
I must go to the store!
I must go to the store!
a)
action
b)
helping
c)
linking
3.
Of the following verbs which one is NOT a helping verb?
a)
might
b)
can
c)
should
d)
looks
4.
In the following sentence, what is "must go"?
I must go to the store.
I must go to the store.
a)
present participle
b)
past participle
c)
verb phrase
5.
In the following sentence, is "must go" a helping or linking or action verb phrase?
I must go to the store.
I must go to the store.
a)
helping
b)
linking
c)
action
6.
In the following sentence is the verb "feels" a helping or action verb?
The baby feels her blanket.
The baby feels her blanket.
a)
action
b)
helping
7.
In the following sentence, is the verb "grow" an action or linking verb?
By the end of the day, I often grow tired.
By the end of the day, I often grow tired.
a)
action
b)
linking
8.
In the following sentence is "are" a helping or linking verb?
You are working very hard on this material.
You are working very hard on this material.
a)
helping
b)
linking
9.
In the following sentence, what is the complete verb phrase?
I should be studying for next week's quiz.
I should be studying for next week's quiz.
a)
should be
b)
should be studying
c)
should
d)
studying
10.
Which type of verb expresses a physical or mental activity?
a)
action verb
b)
helping verb
c)
linking verb
d)
noun
11.
Which verb connects the subject to something about the subject
a)
action verb
b)
helping verb
c)
linking verb
d)
pronoun
12.
Which verb connects the subject to something about the subject
a)
action verb
b)
helping verb
c)
linking verb
d)
pronoun
13.
What is a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase
a)
action verb
b)
helping verb
c)
linking verb
d)
adjective
14.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
a)
Sally
b)
in
c)
walked
d)
the
15.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
a)
is
b)
she
c)
smart
d)
very
16.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
a)
drove
b)
into
c)
car
d)
the
17.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
a)
frustrated
b)
with
c)
grades
d)
became
18.
Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.
a)
football
b)
watching
c)
was
d)
Luke
19.
Identify the helping verbs in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
a)
should and have
b)
dancers and their
c)
before and the
d)
have and practiced
20.
What type of verb is in the red text?
This test seems harder than the others.
This test seems harder than the others.
a)
Action
b)
Helping
c)
Linking
21.
What type of verb is in the red text?
I have suffered with a headache all day.
I have suffered with a headache all day.
a)
Action
b)
Helping
c)
Linking
22.
What type of verb is in the red text?
The desk appeared out of nowhere.
The desk appeared out of nowhere.
a)
Action
b)
Helping
c)
Linking
23.
What type of verb is in the red text?
David looked tired after his long trip.
David looked tired after his long trip.
a)
Action
b)
Helping
c)
Linking
24.
Which word in this sentence is a verb?
Scientists were thrilled.
Scientists were thrilled.
a)
Scientists
b)
Were
c)
Thrilled
d)
This sentence has no verb
25.
Which word is a verb in the following sentence: When in danger, Toto could only bark.
a)
in
b)
could bark
c)
danger
d)
only
26.
Identify the verb: The cat was extremely tired in the afternoon.
a)
was
b)
extremely
c)
tired
d)
in
27.
A baked potato with sour cream always tastes delicious.
a)
Action Verb
b)
Linking Verb
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