Action & Linking Verbs
Circle the subject and underline the action verb: "He eats carrots every day."
(Answer: subject = He; action verb = eats)
Choose the correct il- word to complete: "It was ___ of him to lose his library book." (options: responsible, irresponsible, replaceable, irreplaceable)
irresponsible
Write a sentence using commas correctly from this list: "pencils paper books"
Answer example: "I put pencils, paper, and books in my backpack."
Fill in: "The people along the coast were told to ___ before the hurricane." (hint: the word has the root "vac" in it)
Evacuate
Fill in: "Galileo was born ___ 1564 CE ___ the city of Pisa." (Options: in, when, on top of, in)
Answer: in; in → "Galileo was born in 1564 CE in the city of Pisa, Italy."
Circle the subject and draw a wiggly line under the linking verb: "Carrots are his favorite food."
(Answer: subject = Carrots; linking verb = are)
Fill in: "He was arrested for the ___ act of taking something from a store without paying for it." (options: logical, illogical, legal, illegal)
illegal
Rewrite this list as a complete sentence with commas: "green grass colorful flowers leafy trees"
Answer example: "The park has green grass, colorful flowers, and leafy trees."
"Many people like to have a ___ at the beach in the summer." (hint: the word has the root "vac" in it)
Vacation
Fill blanks: "He used a telescope to look ___ the night sky and saw craters ___ the moon’s surface." (Options: through, on, during, at)
(Answer: at; on)
Tell whether the verb is action or linking in this sentence and explain why: "She is excited to read them."
Answer: linking verb = is; it links subject to the rest of the sentence (predicate).
Choose the correct word: "My parents got into an argument with my grandparents at Thanksgiving, so we were worried that their ___ at Christmas would be tense." (hint: the word has the prefix inter in it!)
interaction
Write a sentence using both/and.
Answer example: "Both Devon and Nadia are Alisha’s good friends."
Choose: "The noisy crowd ___ from the experience." (options: subtracted, detracted, retracted, attracted)
Detracted
Complete: "Galileo also saw four moons orbiting ___ Jupiter." (Options: at, around, within)
Around
Write a sentence that uses both an action verb and a linking verb. Underline your action verb and draw a wiggly line under your linking verb.
(Answer example: "She plays baseball and is proud of her pitching." — action = plays; linking = is)
Use "brightness" in a sentence showing its meaning.
Answer example: "The brightness of the full moon lit the path."
Write a sentence using not only/but also.
Answer example: "Alisha is not only active, but also smart."
Write a sentence using the word "retract" or "retracted" correctly.
Answer example: "The author had to retract his statement after discovering the error."
Write a complete sentence answering: "When do you leave your home to come to school?" Circle your preposition.
Answer: student sentence with preposition such as "before" or "at"
Given the sentence pair "My siblings and I asked our parents for more allowance money. Our parents gave us a longer list of chores." Circle the subjects for both sentences and label each verb as action or linking.
(Answer: subjects = My siblings and I / Our parents; verbs: asked = action; gave = action)
Create two sentences: one using "responsible" and one using "irresponsible" that show clear contrast.
Answer example: "She was responsible for feeding the dog." / "He was irresponsible and forgot to feed the fish."
Combine two correlative pairs in one complex sentence correctly.
example: use either/or and not only/but also.
Answer example: "Either the team will practice today, or they will rest, and not only will they study plays, but also they will watch game footage."
Explain root meaning of "tract" and how it appears in four words from the set (examples: attract, distract, retract, extract)
Answer: "tract" means to pull; attract = pull toward; distract = pull away; retract = pull back; extract = pull out.
Write a sentence using at least two different prepositions from the word box and underline each. (around, at, behind, during, in, on)
Example answer: Every night I work out around 5:30 pm at the Rec Center.