Find the action verb:

For a science project, Elena built a sundial.

A. Forb. built

c. sundiald. project

Find the action verb:

Mr. Santos carefully explained the problem again.

A. carefullyb. explainedc. problem

d. again

Find the action verb:

For my fall sport, I chose soccer.

a. choseb. soccer

c. Ford. my

Find the action verb:

This waterfall drops two hundred feet.

a. waterfallb. feetc. This

d. drops

Find the action verb:

The car went slowly in the snow.

a. wentb. slowly

c. in d. snow

Find the linking verb:

I am a photographer.

a. photographerb. I

c. amd. a

Find the linking verb:

The actor appeared tired during the play.

a. tiredb. during

c. playd. appeared

Find the linking verb:

She stayed calm in the midst of the clamor.

a. stayedb. calm

c. in d. clamor

Find the linking verb:

The watermelon is native to Africa.

a. watermelonb. is

c. natived. Africa

Find the linking verb:

Amy looked pale.

a. Amyb. looked

c. paled. none of the above

Tell if the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb:

Everyone felt sorry about the misunderstanding.

A. actionB. linking

Tell if the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb:

In daylight this sweater looks blue.

A. actionB. linking

Tell if the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb:

The temperature plunged to twenty degrees below zero.

A. actionB. linking

Tell if the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb:

Denver is the capital of Colorado.

A. actionB. linking

Tell if the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb:

June Tong felt her way carefully through the dark room.

A. actionB. linking

Tell if the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb:

Srini looked everywhere for the calculator his mom just bought.

A. actionB. linking

Find the verb phrase:

You Tube has been popular for a while now.

a. has beenb. has been popularc. been popular for

d. for a while

Find the verb phrase:

Many Europeans can speak a second language.

a. many Europeansb. can speak a

c. can speakd. speak a second language

Find the verb phrase:

The front lawn should have been treated with greater care.

a. should have beenb. should have been treated with

c. lawn should have beenc. should have been treated

Find the verb phrase:

He should never have listened to that kid.

a. should never have listenedb. should never have

c. should never have listened tod. should have listened

Find the adverb or adverbs:

A firefighter ran swiftly through the flames.

a. ranb. swiftlyc. flames

d. the

Find the adverb or adverbs:

He was carrying a very small child.

a. veryb. smallc. childd. was

Find the adverb or adverbs:

The fire blazed too dangerously for anyone to enter.

a. dangerouslyb. too

c. blazed + too + dangerouslyd. too + dangerously

Find the adverb or adverbs:

Yesterday a fire completely destroyed a home of Hill Street.

a. Yesterday + completelyb. yesterday

c. completely + destroyedd. yesterday + completely + destroyed

Find the adverb or adverbs:

Rarely does a fire last so long.

a. Rarelyb. Rarely + so + long

c. last + so + longd. so + long

Find the adverb or adverbs:

We often complain about the cafeteria food.

a. complainb. often + complain

c. oftend. about

Find the adverb or adverbs:

Linda did not know the answer to the riddle.

a. notb. not + knowc. did + know

d. did + not + know

Tell if the underlined word is an adjective or adverb:

Priya did not feel well.

a. adjectiveb. adverb

Tell if the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb:

There were fifteen kids who got 100% on the test.

a. adjectiveb. adverb

Tell if the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb:

Lindsay was very small for a fifth grader.

a. adjective b. adverb

Tell if the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb:

Allison was not happy with all the homework she had over break.

a. adjectiveb. adverb

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

Thomas Edison did very ________ as an inventor.

a. goodb. well

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

Arslan did not feel ________, so he asked to go to the nurse.

A. goodB. well

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

The wheel was not a _______ advantage for the people of

ancient Mexico.

A. realB. really

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

Without animals to pull vehicles, they couldn’t _________ use

wheels.

A. realB. really

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

Matthew’s throat hurt very _________.

A. badB. badly

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

Many early treatments were ________ for patients.

A. badB. badly

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

But if people got well, they thought their doctors were _______.

A. goodB. well

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

By now, it must smell pretty __________.

A. badB. badly

Choose the proper adjective or adverb to complete the sentence:

If Jason rides his bike that ________, he may hurt himself.

A. badB. badly