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Action and Linking Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a verb?

a)

a person, place, thing, or idea

b)

a word that describes a noun

c)

a word that shows an action or state of being

d)

a word that takes the place of a noun

2.

Which of the following in NOT a verb?

a)

slithering

b)

hissed

c)

bitten

d)

snake

3.

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

I can't wait to slurp up some spaghetti at dinner tonight!

a)

can't

b)

slurp

c)

dinner

d)

tonight

4.

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

James is a really great student.

a)

action

b)

linking

c)

there is no verb

5.

What is a linking verb?

a)

a word that shows action

b)

a word that connects the subject of a sentence to further information about the subject

c)

a word that is connected to another word

6.

Identify the linking verb in the sentence below.

The teacher was very pleased with the students' test scores.

a)

was

b)

pleased

c)

teacher

d)

scores

7.

What are the verbs in the following sentence?

Bertha whacked the ball out of the park, and stole second base.

a)

ball

Bertha

b)

park

stole

c)

whacked

second

d)

whacked

stole

8.

What are the verbs in the following sentence?

The snow drifted lazily from the sky and blanketed the frozen ground.

a)

snow

lazily

b)

drifted

blanketed

c)

lazily

frozen

d)

snow

ground

9.

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence.

The softly purring kitten is sleeping on the sofa.

a)

purring

b)

is

c)

sleeping

d)

sofa

10.

Identify the action verb in the sentence below.

The surfer in California, rode the wave all the way to the beach.

a)

surfer

b)

rode

c)

to

d)

beach

11.

Fill in the blank with the linking verb that best fits the sentence.

The four layer chocolate cake (a)   sitting on the counter for days.

12.

Which word is the linking verb?

The little goats faint when they are easily startled.

a)

goats

b)

faint

c)

are

d)

startled

13.

What is the verb in this sentence?

The Egyptian mummy lay in his tomb for thousands of years.

a)

Egyptian

b)

lay

c)

tomb

d)

of

14.

Find the linking verbs

Jupiter is my favorite planet.

a)

is

b)

favorite

c)

planet

15.

In the sentence below, the linking verb "is" is linking the subject to what?

The little dog is very cold in the snow.

a)

cold

b)

snow

c)

very

d)

little

16.

Identify the predicate noun in the sentence below.

Mrs. Donahue has a sweet dog.

a)

has

b)

sweet

c)

dog

17.

The refrigerator was new.

a)

The

b)

refrigerator

c)

was

d)

new

18.

The used car seems reliable.

a)

used

b)

car

c)

seems

d)

reliable

19.

Identify the verb in the sentence.

The students seemed confused with their assignment.

a)

students

b)

seemed

c)

confused

d)

with

20.

Identify the verb in the sentence below.

Many people feel frightened by old spooky houses.

a)

feel

b)

frightened

c)

spooky

d)

many