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Linking Verbs

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Find the linking verb in the sentence.
The students were tired after PE.
a)
tired
b)
were
c)
after
d)
students
2.
Identify the predicate adjectives in each sentence.
Last Saturday was sunny and warm.
a)
Saturday, sunny
b)
Last, warm
c)
sunny, warm
d)
was sunny
3.
Find the linking verb in the sentence.
He was always unhappy at school.
a)
he
b)
always
c)
happy
d)
was
4.
Pick the best linking verb to fit. 
I ____ going to the store.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
am
d)
were
5.
Pick the best linking verb to fit.  
My brothers _____ three years old today.
a)
was
b)
were
c)
is
d)
are
6.
The girl was frightened.
a)
action
b)
linking
c)
neither
7.
What is a predicate adjective?
a)
A word that describes the predicate of a sentence
b)
An action word in a sentence
c)
A word in the predicate that replaces the subject of the sentence.
d)
A word in the predicate that describes the subject of the sentence.
8.
The boy mowed the lawn. 
a)
action
b)
linking 
9.
The girl was frightened.
a)
action
b)
linking
10.
The teacher photographed her mother.
a)
action 
b)
linking
11.
Audrey cooked spaghetti for her friends. 
a)
action
b)
linking
12.
Identify the type of verb: 
Mary is riding the bus
a)
linking
b)
action
13.
Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
a)
cheetah
b)
fastest
c)
land
d)
is
14.
The sky looked grey.
a)
sky
b)
grey
c)
looked
d)
the
15.
The flower smelled fragrant.
a)
flower
b)
fragrant
c)
the
d)
smelled
16.
The internet remains a positive tool.
a)
remains
b)
internet
c)
tool
d)
positive
17.

She IS happy

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

18.

Mark RAN to the store

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

19.

I AM happy.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

20.

The girl WAS his sister

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

21.

She STOOD up in the cafeteria.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

22.

I AM sad because my dog ran away.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

23.

Mark READS before bed.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

24.

She RAN down the street

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

25.

We WERE tired.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

26.
Which is NOT a linking verb?
a)
were
b)
being
c)
what
d)
been
27.
You were my best friend in kindergarten.
a)
were
b)
my
c)
best
d)
friend
28.
They are my cousins from Atlanta.
a)
they
b)
are
c)
my
d)
Atlanta
29.
The girl was frightened.
a)
action
b)
linking
c)
neither
30.
Pick the best linking verb to fit.  
My brothers _____ three years old today.
a)
was
b)
were
c)
is
d)
are
31.
Pick the best linking verb to fit. 
I ____ going to the store.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
am
d)
were
32.

Identify the linking verb.


Kaylee was happy that Emily called.

a)

that

b)

happy

c)

was

d)

called

33.

Identify the linking verb.


Brynna is excited about going for ice cream.

a)

is

b)

about

c)

excited

d)

for

34.

Identify the linking verb.


Kyle was tired and cranky.

a)

Kyle

b)

and

c)

was

35.

Identify the linking verb.


Zak and Shaylynn were very loud on the bus.

a)

were

b)

very

c)

on

d)

loud

36.

Identify the linking verb.


Liam is to old to play that game.

a)

play

b)

game

c)

that

d)

is

37.

Identify the linking verb.


That necklace is very special to Brooke.

a)

is

b)

That

c)

special

d)

necklace

38.

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


Kahne stretched his arms out in front of him.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

39.

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


Kyler was racing around the track.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

40.

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


Dylan is playing on a soccer team.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

41.

What is a linking verb?

a)

a verb that joins two additional verbs

b)

not really a verb, it describes a verb

c)

a verb that connects a subject with a noun or adjective

d)

a verb that negates another verb

42.

What is an action verb?

a)

a verb that tells what the subject is doing

b)

a verb that is happening now, present tense

c)

a verb that shows motion

d)

a verb that is done by the object of a sentence

43.

In the sentence, "The girl smells the flower," is the word "smells" a linking verb or an action verb?

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

44.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Phillip reads a few pages everyday.
a)
Phillip
b)
reads
c)
pages
d)
every
45.
Is the verb action or linking?
My new game is awesome.
a)
action
b)
linking
46.
Is the verb action or linking?
The dog chased the squirrel up the tree.
a)
action
b)
linking
47.
Is the verb action or linking?
She was sad during lunch.
a)
action
b)
linking
48.
Is the verb action or linking?
My new game is awesome.
a)
action
b)
linking
49.
The race was a big challenge for him.
a)
action
b)
linking
50.
The little boy cried over his torn pants.
a)
action
b)
linking

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