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Grammar Activity #5<br />
<strong>Action</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Linking</strong> <strong>Verbs</strong><br />
Marking Instructions:<br />
1. 1 mark for copying information completely.<br />
2. 10 marks for question 1 – one mark for each correct sentence.<br />
3. 10 marks for question 2 – one mark for each correct sentence.<br />
4. 9 marks for question 3 – one mark for each correct word.<br />
5. 10 marks for question 4 – one mark for each reasonable verb.<br />
Questions:<br />
1. Circle the action verb in red for each sentence.<br />
a. James found a box of toys.<br />
b. My cell phone rang.<br />
c. I chopped down the old pear tree.<br />
d. Callie dashed off to school.<br />
e. Megan finds a dime between the couch cushions.<br />
f. The youngest child cried loudly.<br />
g. Carlton squeezed the oranges into the bowl.<br />
h. She stopped her bicycle on the sidewalk.<br />
i. The dog eats her food.<br />
j. Chloe bought a lovely necklace for her mother.<br />
2. Circle the linking verb in blue for each sentence.<br />
a. Beth’s clothes are muddy.<br />
b. The large, barking dogs were scary.<br />
c. My socks are in the top dresser drawer.<br />
d. There were five fish in the aquarium.<br />
e. Has the printer been out of ink all week?<br />
f. Will you be on time tomorrow?<br />
g. That was a delicious pie.<br />
h. Those jackets are too small.<br />
i. I am the fastest runner on the team.<br />
j. We were the last ones to arrive.
Grammar Activity #5<br />
3. The chart below shows that other forms of verbs can be created by adding endings to a base<br />
word.<br />
Base Word Ending New Verb<br />
order -ed ordered<br />
trap -ed trapped<br />
travel -ing travelling<br />
Write the base word for the following verbs:<br />
calculating - calculate<br />
committed - commit<br />
continuing - continue<br />
equipped - equip<br />
fallen - fall<br />
forgotten - forgot<br />
occurred - occur<br />
referred - refer<br />
skiing - ski<br />
4. Fill in the blanks below with an appropriate verb.<br />
I was riding to school when suddenly I heard a car. When I noticed who was in it, I was shocked.<br />
I quickly peddled the rest of the way so I could tell my friend. He was so surprised he started to<br />
shake. The rest of that day we continued to explain the story to people. Each time they had<br />
different reactions; one person spun down the hall, another sprinted all the way outside. That<br />
night, as I lay in bed, all I could think was about how cool today was. *Just an example, many<br />
possible solutions.
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