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Action and Linking Verbs

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the type of verbs highlighted in red in each of the sentences in this quiz:
My best friend is the funniest person in class.
a)
linking
b)
action
2.
My brother rode his bike all the way to the mall.
a)
linking
b)
action
3.
I am a better reader this year
a)
linking
b)
action
4.
Why is she acting in a play when she is so sick?
a)
linking
b)
action
5.
She will stand at the back of the line.
a)
action
b)
linking
6.
The new student looks mean.
a)
action
b)
linking
7.
The football team will be the winning team tomorrow night.
a)
action
b)
linking
8.
I feel anxious about seeing my ex at the game.
a)
action
b)
linking
9.
This pizza tastes stale
a)
linking
b)
action
10.
My sister tasted her new recipe.
a)
action
b)
linking
11.

She splashed in the puddle with her new boots.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

12.

The moose was huge.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

13.

Ireland was a country with a large population.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

14.

The dog smelled the baked bread.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

15.

The engineer sounded the horn.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

16.

The motor sounded harsh.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

17.

The moose was huge.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

18.

The puppy appears healthy and playful.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

19.

He wrote a story.

a)

Linking

b)

Action

20.

Josh feels disappointed by the absence of surf.

Identify the Verb

a)

disappointed

b)

surf

c)

feels

d)

absence

21.

The detective looked carefully at the footprint in the dirt.

Identify the verb

a)

carefully

b)

footprint

c)

at

d)

looked

22.

The storm yesterday blew down an old maple tree in our yard.

Identify the verb

a)

storm

b)

blew

c)

down

d)

in

23.

He may injure himself in the pit.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

24.

The crowd remained spellbound throughout the magician's performance.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

25.

Estelle turned the pages of her science book.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

26.

The tomato turned red on the vine.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

27.

I smell the aroma of a freshly mowed lawn.

Identify the verb

a)

smell

b)

aroma

c)

freshly

d)

mowed

28.

I smell the aroma of a freshly mowed lawn.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

29.
Klaus ... from Germany.
a)
is coming
b)
comes
30.

I... what you mean, but I don't agree.

a)

know

b)

'm knowing

31.

Be quiet! I ... my favourite TV programme.

a)

watch

b)

'm watching

32.
I always ... this show on Thursdays.
a)
watch
b)
'm watching