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Types of Verbs

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A_________verb expresses action, and tells what the subject does or did.

a)

linking

b)

helping

c)

main

d)

action

2.

Read each sentence. What is the action verb in each sentence?

Lilly enjoys stories.

a)

Lilly

b)

enjoys

c)

stories

3.

Read each sentence. What is the action verb in each sentence?

She likes stories about science and space most of all.

a)

likes

b)

about

c)

she

4.

Read each sentence. What is the action verb in each sentence?

The teacher helped her with the project.

a)

helped

b)

with

c)

project

5.

Read each sentence. What is the action verb in each sentence?

She wrote a story about Mars.

a)

about

b)

story

c)

wrote

6.

The_______verb shows what the subject does or is.

a)

helping

b)

linking

c)

main

d)

action

7.

Read each sentence. What is the main verb in each sentence?

The directors have met several times.

a)

times

b)

met

c)

have

8.

Read each sentence. What is the main verb in each sentence?

He has performed many times before.

a)

before

b)

has

c)

performed

9.

Read each sentence. What is the main verb in each sentence?

They are writing jokes and skits.

a)

writing

b)

are

c)

and

10.

Read each sentence. What is the main verb in each sentence?

She is learning drums, cymbals, and triangles.

a)

is

b)

learning

c)

and

11.

The_______verb helps the main verb show action.

a)

main

b)

helping

c)

linking

d)

action

12.

Read each sentence. What helping verb best completes the sentence?

Tom(is,have) practicing some songs.

a)

is

b)

have

13.

Read each sentence. What helping verb best completes the sentence?

The band members (have, are) learning new numbers.

a)

have

b)

are

14.

Read each sentence. What helping verb best completes the sentence?

The students (is, are) practicing very hard.

a)

is

b)

are

15.

Read each sentence. What helping verb best completes the sentence?

Everyone (are, is) preparing for the show.

a)

is

b)

are

16.

A_________ verb links the subject of a sentence with a noun or an adjective in the predicate.

a)

helping

b)

action

c)

linking

d)

main

17.

Read each sentence. What is the linking verb in each sentence?

The signs for the fair are colorful.

a)

for

b)

the

c)

are

18.

Read each sentence. What is the linking verb in each sentence?

The day is sunny.

a)

is

b)

the

c)

day

19.

Read each sentence. What is the linking verb in each sentence?

The day is sunny.

a)

is

b)

the

c)

day

20.

Read each sentence. What is the linking verb in each sentence?

Other games are equally popular.

a)

games

b)

are

c)

other

21.

Read each sentence. What is the linking verb in each sentence?

People are excited.

a)

excited

b)

are

c)

people