Educational worksheet on verb types with examples and exercises.
A colorful educational worksheet titled "Verb Types" focusing on action verbs, helping verbs, and linking verbs, with instructions and examples, featuring a cartoon professor and a popcorn image.
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- Action Verb (AV): Shows physical or mental action (e.g., *swim, think, write*).
- Helping Verb (HV): Adds to the main verb (e.g., *am, has, can*). They don’t make sense alone.
- Linking Verb (LV): Connects subject to description (e.g., *is, am, seems, being*). Often forms part of a "subject + linking verb + complement" structure.
- LHV = Linking or Helping Verb (either one).
We are to:
1. Identify the verb in each sentence.
2. Label it as AV (action verb) or LHV (linking or helping verb).
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1. Jasmine wished for perfect weather on her birthday.
- Verb: *wished*
- *Wished* is a mental action (desire), so it’s an action verb.
- ✔ Answer: AV
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2. Fiona looked beautiful at her wedding.
- Verb: *looked*
- *Looked* here describes how Fiona appeared — it connects subject to a description ("beautiful").
- This is a linking verb (similar to "seem", "appear").
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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3. My little brother is a soccer player.
- Verb: *is*
- *Is* links the subject (*brother*) to the description (*a soccer player*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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4. I am having another bowl of popcorn.
- Verb: *am having*
- *Am* is a helping verb (auxiliary), and *having* is the main verb.
- But the instruction says: only choices are AV or LHV.
- Since *am* is a helping verb, and we’re to label the entire verb phrase, but only choose between AV or LHV — here, “am” is a helping verb, so this is LHV.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
> Note: Even though "having" is an action verb, the verb phrase includes the auxiliary "am". Since helping verbs are categorized under LHV, we go with LHV.
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5. Tom and Jerry are cartoon characters.
- Verb: *are*
- Links subject (*Tom and Jerry*) to description (*cartoon characters*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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6. Last week we played dodgeball in PE.
- Verb: *played*
- *Played* is a physical action (playing a game).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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7. She was given the grand prize trophy.
- Verb: *was given*
- *Was* is a helping verb (past tense of "to be"), and *given* is the past participle.
- So this is a passive construction with a helping verb.
- Therefore, LHV.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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8. The Lone Ranger bought a new saddle for his horse.
- Verb: *bought*
- *Bought* is a physical action (purchasing).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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9. The salsa tastes spicy today.
- Verb: *tastes*
- *Tastes* is a sensory verb that links the subject (*salsa*) to its quality (*spicy*).
- It’s a linking verb (like "smells", "feels").
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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10. We made a poster for the state championship baseball team.
- Verb: *made*
- *Made* is a physical action (creating something).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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11. Mrs. Rogers forgot to put on socks today!
- Verb: *forgot*
- *Forgot* is a mental action (remembering/forgetting).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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12. The radio and the heater are broken in the old car.
- Verb: *are*
- *Are* links the subjects (*radio and heater*) to their condition (*broken*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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13. My favorite pizza is sausage and pepperoni.
- Verb: *is*
- Links the subject (*pizza*) to what it is (*sausage and pepperoni*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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14. The professor instructs the class to complete the experiment.
- Verb: *instructs*
- *Instructs* is a mental action (giving orders).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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| # | Sentence | Verb | Answer |
|---|--------|------|--------|
| 1 | Jasmine wished... | wished | AV |
| 2 | Fiona looked... | looked | LHV |
| 3 | My little brother is... | is | LHV |
| 4 | I am having... | am having | LHV |
| 5 | Tom and Jerry are... | are | LHV |
| 6 | we played... | played | AV |
| 7 | She was given... | was given | LHV |
| 8 | The Lone Ranger bought... | bought | AV |
| 9 | The salsa tastes... | tastes | LHV |
| 10 | We made... | made | AV |
| 11 | Mrs. Rogers forgot... | forgot | AV |
| 12 | The radio and the heater are... | are | LHV |
| 13 | My favorite pizza is... | is | LHV |
| 14 | The professor instructs... | instructs | AV |
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- AV (Action Verbs): 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14
- LHV (Linking/Helping Verbs): 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13
✔ All sentences analyzed using grammar rules provided.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable answer key!
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🔹 Rules Recap:
- Action Verb (AV): Shows physical or mental action (e.g., *swim, think, write*).
- Helping Verb (HV): Adds to the main verb (e.g., *am, has, can*). They don’t make sense alone.
- Linking Verb (LV): Connects subject to description (e.g., *is, am, seems, being*). Often forms part of a "subject + linking verb + complement" structure.
- LHV = Linking or Helping Verb (either one).
We are to:
1. Identify the verb in each sentence.
2. Label it as AV (action verb) or LHV (linking or helping verb).
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✔ Let's go through each sentence:
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1. Jasmine wished for perfect weather on her birthday.
- Verb: *wished*
- *Wished* is a mental action (desire), so it’s an action verb.
- ✔ Answer: AV
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2. Fiona looked beautiful at her wedding.
- Verb: *looked*
- *Looked* here describes how Fiona appeared — it connects subject to a description ("beautiful").
- This is a linking verb (similar to "seem", "appear").
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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3. My little brother is a soccer player.
- Verb: *is*
- *Is* links the subject (*brother*) to the description (*a soccer player*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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4. I am having another bowl of popcorn.
- Verb: *am having*
- *Am* is a helping verb (auxiliary), and *having* is the main verb.
- But the instruction says: only choices are AV or LHV.
- Since *am* is a helping verb, and we’re to label the entire verb phrase, but only choose between AV or LHV — here, “am” is a helping verb, so this is LHV.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
> Note: Even though "having" is an action verb, the verb phrase includes the auxiliary "am". Since helping verbs are categorized under LHV, we go with LHV.
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5. Tom and Jerry are cartoon characters.
- Verb: *are*
- Links subject (*Tom and Jerry*) to description (*cartoon characters*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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6. Last week we played dodgeball in PE.
- Verb: *played*
- *Played* is a physical action (playing a game).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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7. She was given the grand prize trophy.
- Verb: *was given*
- *Was* is a helping verb (past tense of "to be"), and *given* is the past participle.
- So this is a passive construction with a helping verb.
- Therefore, LHV.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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8. The Lone Ranger bought a new saddle for his horse.
- Verb: *bought*
- *Bought* is a physical action (purchasing).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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9. The salsa tastes spicy today.
- Verb: *tastes*
- *Tastes* is a sensory verb that links the subject (*salsa*) to its quality (*spicy*).
- It’s a linking verb (like "smells", "feels").
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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10. We made a poster for the state championship baseball team.
- Verb: *made*
- *Made* is a physical action (creating something).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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11. Mrs. Rogers forgot to put on socks today!
- Verb: *forgot*
- *Forgot* is a mental action (remembering/forgetting).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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12. The radio and the heater are broken in the old car.
- Verb: *are*
- *Are* links the subjects (*radio and heater*) to their condition (*broken*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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13. My favorite pizza is sausage and pepperoni.
- Verb: *is*
- Links the subject (*pizza*) to what it is (*sausage and pepperoni*).
- This is a linking verb.
- ✔ Answer: LHV
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14. The professor instructs the class to complete the experiment.
- Verb: *instructs*
- *Instructs* is a mental action (giving orders).
- ✔ Answer: AV
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✔ Final Answers:
| # | Sentence | Verb | Answer |
|---|--------|------|--------|
| 1 | Jasmine wished... | wished | AV |
| 2 | Fiona looked... | looked | LHV |
| 3 | My little brother is... | is | LHV |
| 4 | I am having... | am having | LHV |
| 5 | Tom and Jerry are... | are | LHV |
| 6 | we played... | played | AV |
| 7 | She was given... | was given | LHV |
| 8 | The Lone Ranger bought... | bought | AV |
| 9 | The salsa tastes... | tastes | LHV |
| 10 | We made... | made | AV |
| 11 | Mrs. Rogers forgot... | forgot | AV |
| 12 | The radio and the heater are... | are | LHV |
| 13 | My favorite pizza is... | is | LHV |
| 14 | The professor instructs... | instructs | AV |
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📌 Summary:
- AV (Action Verbs): 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14
- LHV (Linking/Helping Verbs): 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13
✔ All sentences analyzed using grammar rules provided.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable answer key!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of different types of verbs worksheet.
