| Linking Verb or Action Verb | ||
| #1 | The football team practiced after school for the game. | Action Verb-practiced |
| #2 | Juan is excited about camping with his family this weekend. | Linking Verb-is |
| #3 | The ghost appeared on the porch of the haunted house. | Linking Verb-appeared |
| #4 | The lake was peaceful, serene, and calm. | Linking Verb-was |
| #5 | Amy looks at the old pictures in the photo album. | Action Verb-looks |
| Identify the Subject and Verb | ||
| #1 | The bright moon disappeared behind the clouds. | Subject-moon Action Verb-disappeared |
| #2 | This is a very difficult multiple-choice test. | Subject-this Linking Verb-is |
| #3 | Despite a rough start in the first half of the game, the Chargers beat the Cougars. | Subject-Chargers Action Verb-beat |
| #4 | Juan feels elated when he makes good grades. | Subject-Juan Linking Verb-feels |
| #5 | She was frustrated when she couldn't go to the mall with her friends. | Subject-She Linking Verb-was |
| Fill in the Blank | ||
| #1 | The first day of school _____ long. | Linking Verb-is |
| #2 | The pie _____ a bit too salty. | Linking Verb-tasted |
| #3 | During a fire drill, Ms. Paris's students ______ to the parking lot. | Action Verb-walk |
| #4 | Spike ______ mean when he barked at the neighbors | Linking Verb-sounded |
| #5 | The class _____ poems using action verbs. | Action Verb-wrote |
| Language Arts Smarts | ||
| #1 | Give a complete sentence that includes an action verb. | |
| #2 | What are three verbs you can use to test if a verb is a linking verb or an action verb? | am, is, are |
| #3 | Name three verbs that could be an action verb or a linking verb. | appear, grow, seem, stay, become, look, smell, taste, feel, remain, sound, turn |
| #4 | Give a complete sentence that includes a linking verb. | |
| #5 | Name the eight 'forms of be' linking verbs. | am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been |
| Name that Noun or Pronoun | ||
| #1 | Me | Personal Pronoun |
| #2 | Audience | Collective Noun |
| #3 | Those | Demonstrative Pronoun |
| #4 | Pride | Abstract Noun |
| #5 | Whom | Interrogative Pronoun |
| Final Question | |
| At the beach, Amy felt the warm sand between her toes. | Subject-Amy Action Verb-felt |