I'll solve this "Linking Verbs Quiz" by filling in the blanks with the correct linking verbs from the word bank: "am, is, are, was, were".
Let me go through each question one by one:
1. I ___ the best. → I am the best.
2. You ___ very pretty. → You are very pretty.
3. She ___ a soccer player. → She is a soccer player.
4. We ___ so happy. → We are so happy.
5. The picture ___ wonderful. → The picture is wonderful.
6. This is my favorite movie. → (This is already complete - no blank)
7. Where's the marker with Tim? → (No blank to fill)
8. He ___ handsome. → He is handsome.
9. My friends ___ beautiful. → My friends are beautiful.
10. It ___ a book. → It is a book.
11. They ___ very happy. → They are very happy.
12. I ___ tired. → I am tired.
13. The baby ___ sleepy. → The baby is sleepy.
14. You ___ smart. → You are smart.
15. I don't like my new haircut. It ___ awful. → It is awful.
16. You ___ beautiful in that dress. → You are beautiful in that dress.
17. It ___ raining. → It is raining.
18. I can't eat anything. I ___ hungry. → I am hungry.
19. She ___ sad because she lost her phone. → She is sad because she lost her phone.
20. Our alarm clock ___ good. → Our alarm clock is good.
The completed quiz would have these answers filled in the blanks. Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a word or phrase that describes or identifies the subject. In this case, we're using forms of "to be" (am, is, are, was, were) as linking verbs.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of linking verbs worksheet pdf.
