Action or Linking Verb worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step through each sentence. We need to:

1. Find the verb in the sentence.
2. Put a check (✓) next to that verb.
3. Decide if it’s an action verb (A) or a linking verb (L).
- Action verbs show something someone or something *does* (like run, talk, make, sell).
- Linking verbs connect the subject to more information about it — often describing what it *is*, *seems*, or *becomes*. Common linking verbs: is, are, was, were, seem, look, feel, become.

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Sentence 1: These books help students.
→ Verb: “help” → It shows what the books do → Action verb → A ✓

Sentence 2: Wow! Your family is awesome!
→ Verb: “is” → Connects “family” to “awesome” → Linking verb → L ✓

Sentence 3: These chocolate brownies are delicious.
→ Verb: “are” → Connects “brownies” to “delicious” → Linking verb → L ✓

Sentence 4: Meredith talks on the phone often.
→ Verb: “talks” → Shows what Meredith does → Action verb → A ✓

Sentence 5: The girls made cards for their grandparents.
→ Verb: “made” → Shows what the girls did → Action verb → A ✓

Sentence 6: We host a Christmas party every year.
→ Verb: “host” → Shows what we do → Action verb → A ✓

Sentence 7: The salesman sold three cars.
→ Verb: “sold” → Shows what the salesman did → Action verb → A ✓

Sentence 8: Leo is a very nice young man.
→ Verb: “is” → Connects “Leo” to description → Linking verb → L ✓

Sentence 9: Lisa looks pretty in her green dress.
→ Verb: “looks” → Here, it means “appears” — connects Lisa to how she appears → Linking verb → L ✓
*(Note: “Look” can be action if it means “to see,” but here it’s describing appearance → linking)*

Sentence 10: A.J. and Fran are parents.
→ Verb: “are” → Connects them to their role → Linking verb → L ✓

Sentence 11: My family went to Florida on vacation.
→ Verb: “went” → Shows where they traveled → Action verb → A ✓

Sentence 12: Did you play baseball in high school?
→ Verb: “play” → Shows what you did → Action verb → A ✓
*(“Did” is auxiliary — we label the main verb “play”)*

Sentence 13: George and Susan are extremely intelligent students.
→ Verb: “are” → Connects them to description → Linking verb → L ✓

Sentence 14: My mom is a high school teacher.
→ Verb: “is” → Connects “mom” to her job → Linking verb → L ✓

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Now let’s write the final answers with checks and labels.

Final Answer:
1. ___A___ □These □books help □students.
2. ___L___ □Wow! □Your □family ☑is □awesome!
3. ___L___ □These □chocolate □brownies are □delicious.
4. ___A___ □Meredith ☑talks □on □the □phone □often.
5. ___A___ □The □girls ☑made □cards □for □their □grandparents.
6. ___A___ □We ☑host □a □Christmas □party □every □year.
7. ___A___ □The □salesman ☑sold □three □cars.
8. ___L___ □Leo ☑is □a □very □nice □young □man.
9. ___L___ □Lisa ☑looks □pretty □in □her □green □dress.
10. ___L___ □A.J. □and □Fran are □parents.
11. ___A___ □My □family ☑went □to □Florida □on □vacation.
12. ___A___ □Did □you ☑play □baseball □in □high □school?
13. ___L___ □George □and □Susan ☑are □extremely □intelligent □students.
14. ___L___ □My □mom ☑is □a □high □school □teacher.