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Action, Linking, & Helping Verbs + Verb Phrases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the linking verb in the sentence: "The soup smells delicious."

a)

soup

b)

smells

c)

delicious

d)

the

2.

Which word is the action verb in this sentence: "They build sandcastles on the beach."

a)

sandcastles

b)

they

c)

build

d)

beach

3.

What is the linking verb in the sentence: "The sky looks gray."

a)

sky

b)

looks

c)

gray

d)

the

4.

Identify the helping verb in this sentence: "We will go to the library."

a)

we

b)

will

c)

go

d)

library

5.

Which sentence contains an action verb?

a)

She is happy.

b)

The dog barked.

c)

The cake is sweet.

d)

They are here.

6.

Which is the verb phrase in this sentence: "He has been sleeping all day."

a)

sleeping

b)

has been

c)

has been sleeping

d)

day

7.

Choose the helping verb in this sentence: "You should finish your homework."

a)

should

b)

finish

c)

your

d)

homework

8.

Which sentence contains a verb phrase?

a)

The baby cries.

b)

We have eaten dinner.

c)

The lights shine.

d)

She listens.

9.

What is the action verb in the sentence: "He swims in the lake."

a)

lake

b)

swims

c)

in

d)

he

10.

Which word is the action verb in this sentence: "She paints beautiful pictures."

a)

paints

b)

pictures

c)

she

d)

beautiful

11.

Identify the helping verb in this sentence: "They are playing soccer."

a)

soccer

b)

playing

c)

are

d)

they

12.

What is the linking verb in the sentence: "The flowers are red."

a)

flowers

b)

are

c)

red

d)

the

13.

Which of the following is a linking verb?

a)

jump

b)

run

c)

write

d)

is

14.

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence: "They will be arriving soon."

a)

soon

b)

will be arriving

c)

will be

d)

arriving

15.

Which sentence contains a helping verb?

a)

The sun rises in the east.

b)

We have finished our homework.

c)

Birds fly south for the winter.

d)

She dances beautifully.