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Verbs Unit Interactive Study Guide
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Lesson #1: What is an Action Verb?
An action verb tells what the s______of a sentence d_____.
Practice: Write the action verb from each sentence on the line.
1. Ava writes in her diary.______
2. Sam visited Greece with his family. ______
3. The students work slowly and carefully. ______
4. They prepared for the English test.______
5. Clap your hands.______
Lesson #2: Direct Objects
A direct object is a n______or p______in the p______that receives the a______of a verb.
Practice: Circle the verb in each sentence. Then write the direct object of the verb on the line.
1. Mrs. Houghton’s students listened to music.______
2. Alex liked the song. ______
3. Ellen highlighted the words. ______
4. Paige found some figurative language. ______
5.Ben analyzed his own song. ______
Lesson #3: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
A helping verb h______a m______v______show action, but it cannot show action by itself.
Write 8 helping verbs here:
1) ______2) ______
3) ______4) ______
5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______
Practice: Write the main verb and helping verb in each sentence.
MainHelping
1.Rebecca is practicing for the spelling bee. ______
2. Corena has danced in many shows. ______
3. Patrick could win the 24 Tournament. ______
4. The students have worked hard. ______
5. They are planning the meeting. ______
Lesson #4: Linking Verbs
A l______v______does not show a______. It just l______the subject and the predicate.
Practice:Write the linking verb from each sentence on the line.
1. Animals shows are at the fairgrounds.______
2. The animals look healthy. ______
3. The people are excited for the judging. ______
4. One judge was a farmer. ______
5. He appeared knowledgeable about pigs. ______
Lesson #6: Verb Tenses
The t______of a verb tells you when the a______of the sentence h______. The three main tenses are the p______, p______, and f______.
Practice: Circle the verb in each sentence. Then tell whether the verb is present, past, or future tense.
1. I like figure skating. ______
2. Winners will receive medals. ______
3. A zamboni scraped the ice this morning. ______
4. A skater twirled on the ice. ______
5. The best athletes will practice for hours. ______
Lesson #7: Subject-Verb Agreement
If the subject of a verb is s______, the verb must be s______. If the subject is p______, the verb must also be p______.
Practice: Circle the correct verb form in parentheses.
1. The writing test (begin, begins) today.
2. The teachers (choose, chooses) the words.
3. Winners (receive, receives) a dictionary.
4. I arrived late, so Mrs. Houghton asked, “Xavier, where (has, have) you been?”
5. I (read, reads) the rules first.
Putting it all together:
Use the following story to find the answers for the questions below:
(1)The rain was pounding on the roof as the lightning crackled in the distance. (2)Thomas had no idea what was going to happen. (3)He was alone at his house and the phone service was not working. (4)He knew he would be ok, though, as long as the lights stayed on. (5)His parents would be home in a few hours and everything would be ok.
(6)Then it happened. (7)The lights flickered on and off. (8)Before he could try and find some candles or a flashlight, they were out. (9)He stumbled around to try and find something to help him see. (10)All he could hear was the rain coming down harder and harder.
(11)The next thing he knew there was a thunderous crack of lighting and a knock on the door. (12)All he could make out were two tall figures peering into the house. (13)What was he to do?
GRAMMAR REVIEW
1. What type of sentence is sentence 13? ______
2. What is the proper noun in sentence 2? ______
3. List any three singular nouns from the 2nd paragraph (no repeats):
______
4. List any three plural nouns from the paragraphs above (no repeats):
______
5. What is the simple subject for sentence 5? ______
6. Now take the noun from #4 and make it plural possessive.______
7. Write three action verbs from the story: ______
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