<p>Name:______Period:______Date:______</p><p>Linking Verbs Worksheet</p><p>Directions: Circle the linking verb in each of the following sentences.</p><p>1. This is Roberto Martinez, your weather forecaster.</p><p>2. Unfortunately, the forecast looks bad today.</p><p>3. Outside the window here at Station WOLF, the skies appear cloudy.</p><p>4. It certainly felt rainy earlier this morning.</p><p>5. According to the latest information, it should be a damp, drizzly day.</p><p>6. Our sportscaster this morning is Marta Segal.</p><p>7. Things have been quiet her around Arlington for the past few days.</p><p>8. Stay alert for sports action tonight.</p><p>9. It should be an exciting game tonight between the Angels and Dodgers.</p><p>10. The team looked great at practice today, and I predict a hometown victory.</p><p>Directions: Underline the verb in the following sentences. Then label each verb as either an action or linking verb on the line provided.</p><p>11. Last spring, our earth science class visited the Hayden Planetarium. ______</p><p>12. It is a wonderful place, full of amazing sights. ______</p><p>13. We wondered slowly through the various displays. ______</p><p>14. We saw a collection of fascinating exhibits. ______</p><p>15. One space vehicle seemed like something from a science fiction movie. ______</p><p>16. Another amazing and interesting display showed a thirty-four-ton meteorite. ______</p><p>17. After a delicious lunch, we stayed for the show in the observatory. ______</p><p>18. They looked great in their new clothes. ______</p><p>19. Everyone felt sorry about the misunderstanding. ______</p><p>20. In daylight, we looked for the lost ring. ______Name:______Period:______Date:______</p><p>Helping and Main Verbs Worksheet</p><p>Directions: For each of the following sentences, circle the helping verbs and underline the main verb.</p><p>1. The year 1913 has been called the “glorious year of flying.”</p><p>2. Airplanes would be flown with acrobatic maneuverability.</p><p>3. Long-distance flights had been made from France to Egypt.</p><p>4. A plane might fly across the Mediterranean Sea without any stops.</p><p>5. Commercial aviation would begin in January of 1914.</p><p>6. This accomplishment might have been credited to the pioneering of the Wright brothers.</p><p>7. Commercial aviation would develop slowly during the 1920’s and 1930’s.</p><p>8. In the 1920’s, the air-cooled engine had been perfected.</p><p>9. This invention would soon influence the airline industry.</p><p>10. After World War II, the airline industry would become prosperous.</p><p>Directions: Write the complete verb phrase in the line provided from each sentence below.</p><p>11. Commercial aviation was being used as early as 1914. ______</p><p>12. The first passenger line was being operated between St. Petersburg and Tampa. ______</p><p>13. Improvements in airplane technology were encouraged by World War II. ______</p><p>14. Many pilots had been hired to accommodate the rapid growth of the airlines. ______</p><p>15. Pilots were given rigorous written examinations. ______</p>