VERB REVIEW JEOPARDY

Helping Verbs

100

Name the helping verb

The champion is walking down the aisle.

is (walking)

200

Name the helping verb(s)

Joey decided that he would have a celebration.

would (have)

300

Name the helping verb(s)

He was helping people everywhere. People have liked him.

was(helping)

have(liked)

400

Name the helping verb(s)

The battle was moving through the river. People were running away. 

was(moving)

were(running)

500

Name the helping verbs

The zombies were biting people everywhere. Everyone was getting infected. The humans are fighting back.

were(biting)

was(getting)

are(fighting)

Linking Verbs

100

Name the linking verb(s)

She is mean.

Is

200

Name the linking verb(s)

They are nice to be happy

Are

To be

300

Name the linking verb(s)

We are the best. We have beat everyone. No one could beat us.

Are

Have

Could

400

Select the linking verb(s)

He is a big bully. He has pushed people. 

Is

500

Which of these are linking verbs?

Has, running, are, sitting, mean, human, is

Has

Are

Is

Action Verbs

100

Choose the action verb(s)

Gerald does not want a bird on his head.

want

200

The birds were flying over the town. They were quickly speeding.

Flying

Speeding

300

The kids played silent speedball together. They never quit.

Played

Quit

400

I never knew how to spell hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

Knew

Spell

500

The people predicted who would win the card game. They all thought Joey would win.

Predicted

Win(1)

Thought

Win(2)

Sentence

100

The gang was running from the angry teacher.

Was (helping)

Running (action)

200

The scientists were lost. Nobody could find them.

Were (Linking)

Could (Helping)

Find (Action)

300

The rabbits were fast. They were multiplying.

(1) Were (helping)

(2) Were (helping)

Multiplying (action)

400

Monsters are scary. They hide under your bed. 

Are (linking)

Hide (Action)

500

Can you get this right?

Get (action)

Did you though?

Random

100

State the question

A verb that goes right before an action verb. It helps allow the action verb to be used.

What is a helping verb?

200

What are the verbs?

Otters are evil. 

are (linking)

300

Name the verbs

Which is worse?

is (linking)

400

Joey is the best. You cannot deny it.

True

cannot(helping)

deny(action)

is(linking)

500

Ms. Johnson teaches 7th grade English class.

teaches (action)