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Nouns, Action Verbs, and Linking Verbs Worksheet

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nouns- A noun is a person, place, thing, or an animal. Which of the following is a noun?

a)

run

b)

teacher

c)

swim

d)

believe

2.

Fill in the blank: A lion is an example of a(n) _____

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

mineral

d)

vehicle

3.

A noun is a person, place, thing, or an animal. Is 'freedom' a noun?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

An action verb expresses something a subject does (physical or mental). Which of the following is an action verb?

a)

teacher

b)

run

c)

happiness

d)

is

5.

An action verb expresses something a subject does (physical or mental). Is 'believe' an action verb?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Linking Verbs- A linking verb connects the subject to information about it. It doesn’t show action. Which of the following is a linking verb?

a)

run

b)

is

c)

teacher

d)

swim

7.

Is 'seem' a linking verb?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is an adjective?

a)

A word that describes a noun or pronoun (tells what kind, how many, or which one)

b)

A word that shows action

c)

A word that signals a noun is coming

d)

A word that shows the relationship between a noun and another word

9.

Fill in the blank with an adjective: The _____ man wore a blue hat.

a)

tall

b)

green

c)

quickly

d)

sing

10.

Which of the following is an adjective?

a)

red

b)

in

c)

a

d)

the

11.

Choose the adjective from the list:

a)

happy

b)

under

c)

after

d)

the

12.

What are the three article adjectives?

a)

in, on, under

b)

a, an, the

c)

red, tall, happy

d)

before, after, with

13.

Fill in the blank with an article adjective: She ate ___ apple.

a)

an

b)

a

c)

the

d)

some

14.

Fill in the blank with an article adjective: I saw ___ bird in the tree.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

some

15.

What is a preposition?

a)

A word that describes a noun

b)

A word that signals a noun is coming

c)

A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence

d)

A word that shows action

16.

Choose the preposition from the list:

a)

over

b)

happy

c)

blue

d)

apple

17.

Fill in the blank with a preposition: The book is ___ the table.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

under

d)

over

18.

Fill in the blank with a preposition: She walked ___ the park.

a)

through

b)

on

c)

under

d)

over

19.

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

a)

under

b)

before

c)

intelligent

d)

with

20.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

a)

in the house

b)

quickly running

c)

beautiful flower

d)

red apple

21.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

a)

under the bed

b)

running fast

c)

blue sky

d)

happy child

22.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

a)

after the movie

b)

eating lunch

c)

tall building

d)

green grass

23.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

a)

with my friend

b)

singing loudly

c)

old book

d)

yellow car

24.

What is a noun?

a)

A. A word that describes an action

b)

B. A person, place, thing, or idea

c)

C. A word that shows how something is done

25.

What is an action verb?

a)

A word that shows what someone is doing or thinking

b)

A word that describes a noun

c)

A word that connects a sentence

26.

What is a linking verb?

a)

A word that describes an action

b)

A word that connects the subject to more information about it

c)

A word that shows location

27.

What is an adjective?

a)

A word that shows an action

b)

A word that names a person, place, or thing

c)

A word that describes a noun or pronoun

28.

What is a preposition?

a)

A word that shows the relationship between a noun and another word

b)

A word that names an action

c)

A word that describes how something feels

29.

Which word is a noun?

a)

happy

b)

pencil

c)

run

30.

Which words in this sentence are nouns?

a)

A. cat, mat

b)

B. sat, on

c)

C. the, on

31.

Which word is an action verb?

a)

is

b)

jump

c)

red

32.

What is the action verb in this sentence: "They swim every day after school"?

a)

swim

b)

day

c)

school

33.

Which sentence has a linking verb?

a)

He ran to school.

b)

The dog is friendly.

c)

We play outside.

34.

What is the adjective in this sentence: "The happy baby smiled"?

a)

baby

b)

happy

c)

smiled

35.

Which word is an adjective?

a)

old

b)

jump

c)

school

36.

Which word is an article adjective?

a)

jump

b)

red

c)

the

37.

What is the article adjective in this sentence: "She saw an elephant"?

a)

she

b)

an

c)

elephant

38.

Which word is a preposition?

a)

under

b)

ran

c)

quickly

39.

What is the preposition in this sentence: "The toy is behind the couch"?

a)

couch

b)

is

c)

behind

40.

Which group of words is a prepositional phrase?

a)

in the box

b)

quickly jumped

c)

ran to