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Verbs Quiz - Lit and Comp 9

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is a word that shows action or a state of being.

2.

This type of verb shows action and has a direct object.

(a)  

3.

This type of verb does not show action, but it links the subject to something in the predicate.

(a)  

4.

This type of verb shows action but does not have a direct object.

(a)  

5.

Auxiliary verbs, or (a)   , accompany the main verb of a sentence.

6.

The puppy appears healthy and playful.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

7.

The engineer sounded the horn.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

8.

The dog smelled the baked bread.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

9.

My father thinks that you should become a lawyer.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

10.

He wrote a story.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

11.

Amanda kicked Joe under the table.

a)

transitive verb

b)

intransitive verb

12.

James went to the campus café for a bowl of chicken soup.

a)

transitive verb

b)

intransitive verb

13.

Rosa always eats before going to school.

a)

transitive verb

b)

intransitive verb

14.

Scarlett wants a proposal from Rhett, the handsome but frivolous soldier.

a)

transitive verb

b)

intransitive verb

15.

Duchess the cat, cleans the dirty milk bowls with her tongue before grandma loads the bowls into the dishwasher.

a)

transitive verb

b)

intransitive verb

16.
Jackie could smell the smoke from the building next door. 
a)
Action Verb
b)
Linking verb
17.
A baked potato with sour cream always tastes delicious.
a)
Action Verb
b)
Linking Verb