Action Verb Helping Verb or Linking Verb Don’t forget about the tricky ones… appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste.

Rules of the Game Keep score on a piece of paper. Click on a green box on the next slide. Read the sentence. Identify what type of verb the red one is. Click on the corresponding picture. If it says you are right, give yourself a point. If you are wrong, it’s the other person’s turn. Keep playing until all boxes are gone. If you got a lot wrong, play again. Action Linking Helping

Oops….Click face to go back

Action That car appeared out of no where! Linking 1 Helping

Mallory is walking to the park 2 Action LinkingHelping

The video game is exciting. 3 Action LinkingHelping

Elizabeth and Cheyenne had gone to the library by the time I got home. 4 Action LinkingHelping

The room was purple stripes with pink polka dots. 5 Action LinkingHelping

Sally listens to her favorite song every day on the way to school. 6 Action LinkingHelping

I am going away for the weekend. 7 Action LinkingHelping

I might be going to the beach this summer. 8 Action LinkingHelping

Nelson had built a huge sand castle when a wave came and ruined it. 9 Action LinkingHelping

Craig unbelievably hit the baseball over the fence. 10 Action LinkingHelping

The castle was six stories tall and covered in shells. 11 Action LinkingHelping

Miranda can swim after dinner. 12 Action LinkingHelping

The little pig grunted. 13 Action LinkingHelping

The Phillies are the best baseball team! 14 Action LinkingHelping

You can’t do that! 15 Action LinkingHelping

The roof of the house leaks. 16 Action LinkingHelping

The hunter searched for the deer. 17 Action LinkingHelping

The car is loudly roaring. 18 Action LinkingHelping

I think the old house is haunted. 19 Action LinkingHelping

Who ate all of the cake? 20 Action LinkingHelping

The large, barking dogs were scary. 21 Action LinkingHelping

There were five fish in the aquarium. 22 Action LinkingHelping

The bluebird in the tree, sings beautifully. 23 Action LinkingHelping

Will you be on time tomorrow? 24 Action LinkingHelping

Will you be on time tomorrow? 25 Action LinkingHelping

The football team dashed out of the locker room. 26 Action LinkingHelping

That pie tastes delicious. 27 Action LinkingHelping

That shirt looks too small for you. 28 Action LinkingHelping

She looked to the sky, in hopes of seeing the eclipse. 29 Action LinkingHelping

The gloves feel so soft. 30 Action LinkingHelping

Dr. Gold was examining the patient when the bird hit the window. 31 Action LinkingHelping

The dog felt the snow and turned right back around. 32 Action LinkingHelping

The cop was quickly chasing the robber, when the dog ran into the road. 33 Action LinkingHelping

The cop was quickly chasing the robber, when the dog ran into the road. 34 Action LinkingHelping

While the small boy was swimming in the ocean, the shark watched him. 35 Action LinkingHelping

While the small boy was swimming in the ocean, the shark watched him. 36 Action LinkingHelping

We were the last ones to arrive to the party. 37 Action LinkingHelping

You look tired. 38 Action LinkingHelping

The paper is fluttering in the wind. 39 Action LinkingHelping

Nick will eat chicken fingers for dinner tonight. 40 Action LinkingHelping

I am looking for the new book by Lee Childs. 41 Action LinkingHelping

I am looking for the new book by Lee Childs. 42 Action LinkingHelping

Tina never went that way before. 43 Action LinkingHelping

The dogs were sleeping on the bed. 44 Action LinkingHelping

The quick squirrels have run up the tree. 45 Action LinkingHelping

If it hadn’t gotten warm that day, we could have been skiing at Blue Mountain. 46 Action LinkingHelping

Laura smelled something scrumptious coming from the kitchen. 47 Action LinkingHelping

Laura smelled funny. 48 Action LinkingHelping

Kara could have eaten the entire cake if it weren’t for her sister eating one too. 49 Action LinkingHelping

Action Verb You’re right! Return to Board

Linking Verb You’re right! Return to Board

Helping Verb You’re right! Return to Board

I’m sorry… Oops Return to Board