Verb Types

Action, Linking & Helping

Do Now
11/14/16
Pre-Test: Identify the VERBS in the sentences below.
1. I eat pizza for lunch on Fridays.
2. I always drink water.
3. The students do their homework after school.
4. We go to China in the summer.
5. Jerry studies before a test.
6. Karyme plays volleyball.
7. Our class reads a book.
8. Andy listens to the teacher.
9. I have a binder for each class.
10. She goes home at 3:30.

What is a
verb?

A verb is a "doing" word. A verb can

express:
A physical action
(e.x., to swim, to write, to climb).
A mental action
(e.x., to think, to guess, to
consider).
A state of being (Linking & Helping
Verbs)
(e.x, to be, to exist, to appear).

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Action Verbs
Lets watch a video to refresh our memory!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2gCrABrj_U
An action verb expresses an activity that a person or thing can DO
physically (with their body) or mentally (with their mind)

More examples
Physical Action Verbs

Mental Action Verbs

Run

Think

Jump

Swim

Breathe

Speak

Eat

Move

Kick

Cheer

Clap

believe
Dream
Ponder
Remember

imagine
forget

Now, Lets Practice!

Can you identify the Action (Physical &
Mental) Verbs below?

Circle the action (physical & mental) verb(s) in the sentence below.
Write which type of action verb it is on the line.
1.The family is eating dinner. _______________
2.Do you think it will rain today? ____________
3.Sam & Eric ride the bus to school daily.__________
4.I believe in fairies & unicorns _____________
5.The chicken strutted across the farm. ___________
6.Andy, Karyme & Jerry remembered Mrs. Freer was awesome.

Exit Slip: Check your work that you did at

the beginning of class
Now Lets Try it Again!
1. I eat pizza for lunch on Fridays.
2. I always drink water.
3. The students do their homework after school.
4. We go to China in the summer.
5. Jerry studies before a test.
6. Karyme plays volleyball.
7. Our class reads a book.
8. Andy listens to the teacher.
9. I have a binder for each class.
10. She goes home at 3:30.

Do Now
11/15/16
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Identify the verbs in the sentences below.

We like to read mystery books in the library.
My mom imagines she has no housework to do.
I eat cereal for breakfast and drink orange juice.
I believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
Video games are my life.

What are State of Being Verbs?

These types of verbs do not express an action but rather a state of
being.
There are two types

State of Being Verbs:

Linking Verbs:

Helping Verbs:

Connect the subject (noun) to the rest of the

sentence.

Help other verbs in the sentence.

Without linking verbs, there would be a lot of

baby talk going on! (I hungry, She scary!
Carrots yucky!)
Most linking verbs are a form of the verb (to be)
Forms of to be include: is, are, was, were, am,
will be, can be, has been, have been
She WAS nice

I AM thirsty

Usually the helping verb is right next to

the main verb, but sometimes they are
separated.
Common Examples: am. Are. be, can,
did, had, may, might, should, was, will
Examples:
Your friends should not call you.

Cookies ARE great

You will study for the test.

Mrs. Freer IS a teacher

Sally can speak in front of the class.

Some tips to help decide which verb type it

is
Ask yourself
Is it a physical action?
Is it a mental action
Is someone or something being described? If so, look for
a linking verb.
IS there a helping verb next to the main verb?
Is there a helping verb somewhere in the sentence?

Now, Lets Practice!

Can you identify the State of Being (Linking
& Helping) Verbs below?
My sister will bother me until I help her
School is challenging and exciting.
Did you eat all of your vegetables?
I wonder if I will make the swim team.
I am a WHMS student.
He ran home and told his parents the news.

Answers: https://profvanessa16.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/verbs-alh.pdf

Do Now
11/16/16
Lets review action verbs!
Identify and underline the action verbs in
the sentence and on the line, write if they
are mental or physical.

1. Jessy opened the door to her

classroom.________________
2. Andy thought about his answer
to the math question._________
3. The man always agreed with his
wife.________
4. Karyme dreamt about puppies
and unicorns.____________
5. Jerry remembers to do his
homework. ______________

Action Verb
Charades

Lets play a quick game!

Directions:
I am going to give you an action verb.
You will act it out for your classmates.
Your classmates will guess which action
you are performing.

Action Verbs: Superhero Edition

Key Words:
Run

Slide

Spin

Swing

Climb

Jump

Ride

Fly

Flip

Soar

Kick

Hunt

Stomp

Crawl

Sample
Superhero
Story

Flying Freer
Flying Freer loves to fly and soar
through the skies of Melville, New York. Her
job is to save children of West Hollow Middle
School from danger. One day, she ran across
the field, jumped over an orange cone to
help a scared child who was being chased
by a goose. The grateful child thanked
Superhero Flying Freer for her help!

Do Now

11/18/16

A linking verb _________ the subject (noun)

to the rest of the ____________.
Identify the linking verb in the
sentence below:
My little sister is home today.
Now...Write your own:

Resource:
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/verbs.htm

A helping verb helps other _______ in the

sentence.
Identify the helping verb in the
sentence below:
My uncle is cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
Now...Write your own:

Subject & Predicate

Grammar Continued

Subject &
Predicate

Understanding Subject and

Predicate is the key to good
sentence writing.
The subject of a complete
sentence is who or what the
sentence is about
The predicate tells about that
subject.

Subject&
Predicate
continued..
*Ask
yourself
WHO?
OR
WHAT?

The dog ran.

The dog ran after the cat.

Yesterday after school the students were

complaining.

Go sit down in that chair.

There were three different desserts on the

table.

Now try it
on your
own!

The teacher likes her students.

The big house is white.
The horse ran in the field.
The students of WHMS watched the play.
Andys father opened a new shop.
The gentle giant climbed up the tree.
The chocolate cake tasted very good.