Transcript Verb Review

Verb Review
Action Verbs
Three types of action verbs…
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
The turtles slowly moved across the road.
After dinner, I wished for turtle tracks ice
cream for dessert.
Although turtles walk slowly, they
probably think that they are quick animals.
Verb Tenses
Present Tense, Past Tense, and Future Tense
Make up 3 sentences (different tenses) for this picture.
1.________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________
These are ALWAYS linking verbs:
These can be LINKING or ACTION depending
on how they are used in the sentence:
Linking Verbs
How do you tell when they are
action verbs and when they
are linking verbs?
1. The seven turtles seem content in the sunshine.
2. The noise frightened the baby turtle, but the rest of the family
remained on the log.
3. The turtle feels the sunshine warming its shell.
Can you find the verbs?
Highlight each verb. Then write LV or AV above each
1. The sand on the beach feels hot and dry.
2. The chef made his specialty dish of turtle soup.
3. Grace felt sad about the sick turtles.
4. Ms. Howard looked odd in the turtle costume.
5. Dr. Seuss wrote a great book and it remains on the
best seller list.
Common Helping Verbs
• be, am, is, are, was, were, been
• has, have, had
• does, do, did
• can, could
• shall, should
• will, would
• may, might, must
(found on pg. 104 of your Eng. textbook)
A verb phrase is a group of
words that act as one verb.
{helping verb(s) and a main verb}
The baby turtle has hatched
and is moving to the sea.
Let’s Practice!
Highlight the verb or verb phrase. Tell
if it is action or linking by writing AV
or LV over each.
1. The lily pond smells foul.
2. The tiny turtle carefully smelled its food.
3. She felt the animal’s thick shell.
4. The scientist felt tired at the end of the day.
5. The snapping turtle’s bite seems fierce.
6. Artists often paint wild animals.
7. We see turtles in their natural habitat in lakes
and streams.
Let’s Practice!
Verb Phrases: Underline the verb phrase
and write HV over the helping verbs and
MV over the main verbs.
1.
Yertle the Turtle may have been Ms. Howard’s favorite book when she
was younger.
2. In the picture book, Yertle does not have compassion for the less powerful
turtles.
3. You should read the book, but don’t listen to it on the internet.
4. Dr. Seuss stories will always be read to children when they are young.
5. The Dr.’s stories have been enjoyed by kids of all ages (including Ms.
Howard).
Oh no! I think I need some
diagramming review!
Quick!!
Diagram:
•
Dr. Seuss and Ms. Howard chatted and
laughed together.
Diagram:
• In the marshlands, many animals live in
ponds and rivers.
Diagram:
• After the meal, the campers had cleaned the
pots and were sweeping the camping area
when they heard a scream.
Diagram:
• Ms. Howard loves turtles, but Ms. Bowker
adores monkeys.
Diagram:
• A turtle, a monkey, and a wombat led the
costume parade on the busy street