Helping & Linking Verbs
What is a linking verb?
A verb that connects the subject with a subject complement (e.g., is, are, was).
What is the past tense of "go"?
went
What is an interjection?
A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion (e.g., wow, oh, hooray).
What is a comparative adjective?
An adjective used to compare two things (e.g., taller, faster).
What is a relative adverb?
An adverb that introduces a relative clause (e.g., where, when, why).
Give an example of a helping verb.
is, am, have, are, will
Fill in the blank: "Yesterday, I _ (eat) pizza."
ate
Give an example of an interjection that shows excitement.
yay, hooray, wow
What is the superlative form of "fast"?
fastest
Fill in the blank: "I remember the time _ we went to the beach."
when
Choose the correct helping verb: "She _ (will, is) going to the store."
is
What is the past tense of "swim"?
swam
Identify the interjection in this sentence: "Wow! That was amazing!"
wow
Fill in the blank: "This puzzle is _ (hard) than that one."
harder
Name the relative adverb in the following sentence: "This is the house where I grew up."
where
Identify the linking verb in this sentence: "The soup tastes delicious."
tastes
What is the irregular verb in the sentence: "I saw a movie last night."
saw
How do you punctuate an interjection at the beginning of a sentence?
Use a comma after it
Name the comparative adjective in the following sentence: "This book is more interesting than that one."
more interesting
What are the three relative adverbs?
where, when, why
Rewrite this sentence using a helping verb: "He runs fast."
He is running fast.
What is the past tense of "begin"?
began/begun
Name the interjection in the following sentence: "Oh! I didn’t expect to see you here!"
Oh
What is the superlative form of "good"?
best
Name the relative adverb in the following sentence: "I visited the park where it is near my house."
where