Verb Review

Action VerbsThree types of action verbs…• 1.• 2.• 3.

The turtles slowly moved across the road.

After dinner, I wished for turtle tracks ice cream for dessert.

Although turtles walk slowly, they probably think that they are quick

animals.

Verb TensesPresent Tense, Past Tense, and Future

Tense

Make up 3 sentences (different tenses) for this picture.

1.________________________________________________2.________________________________________________3.________________________________________________

These are ALWAYS linking verbs:

These can be LINKING or ACTION depending on how they are used

in the sentence:

Linking Verbs

How do you tell when they are action verbs and when they are linking

verbs?

1. The seven turtles seem content in the sunshine.

2. The noise frightened the baby turtle, but the rest of the family remained on the log.

3. The turtle feels the sunshine warming its shell.

1. The sand on the beach feels hot and dry.

2. The chef made his specialty dish of turtle soup.

3. Grace felt sad about the sick turtles.

4. Ms. Howard looked odd in the turtle costume.

5. Dr. Seuss wrote a great book and it remains on the best seller list.

Can you find the verbs?Highlight each verb. Then write LV or AV above

each

Common Helping Verbs

•be, am, is, are, was, were, been•has, have, had•does, do, did•can, could•shall, should•will, would•may, might, must(found on pg. 104 of your Eng. textbook)

A verb phrase is a group of words that act

as one verb.{helping verb(s) and a main verb}

The baby turtle has has hatchedhatched and is movingis moving

to the sea.

Let’s Practice!Highlight the verb or verb

phrase. Tell if it is action or linking by writing AV or LV

over each.

1. The lily pond smells foul. 2. The tiny turtle carefully smelled its

food.3. She felt the animal’s thick shell. 4. The scientist felt tired at the end of

the day.5. The snapping turtle’s bite seems

fierce.6. Artists often paint wild animals.7. We see turtles in their natural habitat

in lakes and streams.

Let’s Practice!Verb Phrases: Underline the

verb phrase and write HV over the helping verbs and

MV over the main verbs.1. Yertle the Turtle may have been Ms. Howard’s

favorite book when she was younger.

2. In the picture book, Yertle does not have compassion for the less powerful turtles.

3. You should read the book, but don’t listen to it on the internet.

4. Dr. Seuss stories will always be read to children when they are young.

5. The Dr.’s stories have been enjoyed by kids of all ages (including Ms. Howard).

Oh no! I think I need some diagramming review! Quick!!

Diagram: • Dr. Seuss and Ms. Howard

chatted and laughed together.

Diagram:

• In the marshlands, many animals live in ponds and rivers.

Diagram:

• After the meal, the campers had cleaned the pots and were sweeping the camping area when they heard a scream.

Diagram:

• Ms. Howard loves turtles, but Ms. Bowker adores monkeys.

Diagram:

• A turtle, a monkey, and a wombat led the costume parade on the busy street