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Verbs And Types Of Verbs

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the underlined verb helping, action, or linking?

The kids had spent weeks building a treehouse.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

c)

Helping

2.

Is the underlined verb helping, action, or linking?

During the storm, the tree house collapsed.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

c)

Helping

3.

Is the following underlined verb action, linking, or helping?

The next day, they decided to rebuild the house.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

c)

Helping

4.

Is the underlined verb action, linking, or helping?

Finally, they did finish it, and it turned out great.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

c)

Helping

5.

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

The dog smelled a cat and started barking.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

6.

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

This milk smells rotten.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

7.

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

Our new neighborhood looks very dangerous.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

8.

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

I looked out the window and saw something dark.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

9.

Identify the type of the underlined verb in the following sentence.

Many are reading his works in the original Spanish.

a)

An action and transitive verb

b)

An action and intransitive verb

c)

A linking verb

d)

An auxiliary or helping verb

10.

Is the underlined verb linking or action?

Mr. Singh looked in the cabinet for a serving dish.

a)

A linking verb

b)

An action verb

11.

LINKING verb or ACTION verb?


The strong winds blew down the tree.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

12.

LINKING verb or ACTION verb?


Brianna is an avid reader.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

13.

LINKING verb or ACTION verb?


The boxes are in the back of my truck.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

14.

LINKING verb or ACTION verb?


Robert ate the crust of the pizza first.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

15.

LINKING verb or ACTION verb?


I am one of the tallest kids in school.

a)

linking verb

b)

action verb

16.

Nick will eat spaghetti for dinner tonight.


The underlined word is the ______________ verb.

a)

linking

b)

action

c)

helping

17.

Elizabeth and Taniyah were best friends since first grade.


The underlined word is the ______________ verb.

a)

linking

b)

action

c)

helping

18.

Those quick squirrels have run up the tree.


The underlined word is the ______________ verb.

a)

linking

b)

action

c)

helping

19.

The dogs are sleeping on the bed.


The underlined word is the ______________ verb.

a)

linking

b)

action

c)

helping

20.

Travon can swim in the pool this weekend.


The underlined word is the ______________ verb.

a)

linking

b)

action

c)

helping

21.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Billy jumped over the fence.
a)
Billy
b)
jumped
c)
over
d)
fence
22.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The students studied for the test.
a)
The
b)
test
c)
studied
d)
students
23.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
We are eating Los Portales for lunch!
a)
are eating
b)
We
c)
Los Portales
d)
lunch
24.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The tiny baby is happy.
a)
tiny
b)
is
c)
baby
d)
happy
25.
Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
Austin and Ella were tired.
a)
action
b)
helping/main
c)
linking
26.
A linking verb......
a)
is the action of the sentence.
b)
a person, place, or thing
c)
helps the main verb of the sentence.
d)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.
27.

What are the three main types of verbs?

a)

Action, Feeling, and Being

b)

Action, Linking, and Helping

28.

What is a verb?

a)

A describing word

b)

A word used to show action or state of being

c)

A person, place, thing, or idea

d)

A connecting word

29.

Is the underlined word is an action verb?

Drew became very hungry after his football game.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A linking verb's purpose it to do what?

a)

Link a subject and a noun

b)

Show action

c)

Show state of being

d)

Link an adverb with an adjective

31.

Linking verbs mean literally what they say. (He grew tired. They felt hungry. She looked pretty)

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A helping verb is followed by an action verb.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What's the purpose of having a helping verb in a sentence?

a)

To tell a story

b)

To assist the main verb

c)

To show action

d)

To link a subject and a noun

34.

Carol plays at the beach.

What type of verb is the underline verb?

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

c)

Helping Verb

35.

The little dog is brown.

What type of verb is the underlined verb?

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

c)

Helping Verb

36.

Katie sings her favorite song.

What type of verb is the underlined verb?

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

c)

Helping Verb

37.

Bentley and Gianna are outside.

What type of verb is the underlined verb?

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

38.

I am watching TV with my sister.

What type of verb is "am"?

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

39.

Sarah drank all of her hot chocolate.

What type of verb is the underlined verb?

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

40.

That table is my favorite one.

What type of verb is the underlined verb?

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

41.

My dad and I build a sandcastle.

What type of verb is the underlined verb?

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

42.

Jordan danced in his school play.

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

43.

The kitten is sleeping on the couch.

What type of verb is "is"?

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

44.

Steve threw the baseball to Pat.

a)

Action verb

b)

Linking verb

c)

Helping verb

45.

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

a)

linking

b)

helping

c)

main

d)

action

46.

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

The teacher helped her with the project.

a)

helped

b)

with

c)

project

47.

The blanket _is___ soft and cozy.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

48.

The stars are bright.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

49.

The puppy ate the treat.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

50.

The student answered the question.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

51.

The field trip was so much fun!

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

52.

The kids laughed at the joke.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

53.

Identify whether the verb is an action verb, a linking verb, or an auxiliary verb.


Indonesia's capital was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta, Batavia, and Djakarta.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

auxiliary verb

54.

Identify whether the verb is an action verb, a linking verb, or an auxiliary verb.


Jakarta is not officially a city, but a province that has been given the special distinction as a capital.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

auxiliary verb

55.

Identify whether the verb is an action verb, a linking verb, or an auxiliary verb.


Jakarta is not officially a city, but a province that has been given the special distinction as a capital.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

auxiliary verb

56.

Identify whether the verb is an action verb, a linking verb, or an auxiliary verb.


When in Jakarta, visit the Jakarta History Museum for a walk through history

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

auxiliary verb

57.

Two types of verbs are:

a)

adjectives and nouns

b)

regular and irregular

c)

present and past

58.

To form the Past of REGULAR verbs we.....

a)

have to memorize them because they have special forms

b)

add -ed

59.

Identify the type of the underlined verbs in the following sentence.

Soon after breakfast, Amy and I go outside and begin our chores.

a)

Action verbs.

b)

Linking verbs.

c)

Helping verbs.

60.

Identify the type of the underlined verb in the following sentence.

Mother felt ill this morning.

a)

Action verb.

b)

Linking verb.

c)

Helping verb.