This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Linking Verbs – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Verbs Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (Determine if the verb is action or linking) The boys were very smart. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 2. Choose the correct linking verb in the sentence:The cake ..... delicious. A) Is. B) Tastes. C) Smells. D) Looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 3. My aunt tasted this soup carefully. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 4. I smile at the baby. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 5. The line is long at Super Value Food Store. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 6. The radio sounded the emergency alarm. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 7. The theater ..... dark when the show is about to begin. A) The theater is dark when the show is about to begin. B) The theater gets dark when the show is about to begin. C) The theater look dark when the show is about to begin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The theater gets dark when the show is about to begin. 8. Fill in the blank:The teacher ..... happy with the student's progress. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 9. Choose the linking verb:The cake smells wonderful in the oven. A) Smells. B) Cake. C) Oven. D) Wonderful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smells. 10. What change should be made in the sentence below?I is going to the movie after school. A) Change is to am. B) Change is to are. C) Change is to will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change is to am. 11. What type of verb is it?You seem tired today. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 12. What is the helping verb in the following sentence? I am looking forward to our vacation to Disney World. A) Looking. B) Forward. C) Our. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am. 13. William ..... excited about his promotion. A) William was excited about his promotion. B) William look excited about his promotion. C) William is excited about his promotion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William is excited about his promotion. 14. I AM watching a movie A) Linking verb. B) Helping verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping verb. 15. Which word is the linking/helping verb in the following sentence:Mr. Wise looks sleepy A) Sleepy. B) Looks. C) Wise. D) Mr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looks. 16. The water plunges over a cliff in two separate waterfalls. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 17. They were sleepy from the day's activities. A) Were. B) Sleepy. C) From. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 18. John and Ryan ..... good friends. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 19. Kim was the winner of the school's long jump contest. A) Of. B) Was. C) Kim. D) The winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 20. Select the linking verb in the following sentence:The box is very heavy. A) Heavy. B) Box. C) Very. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 21. In the sentence, "The book looks interesting, " is the word "looks" a linking verb or an action verb? A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 22. Identify the linking verb. I think the sun is rising. A) Sun. B) Rising. C) Is. D) Think. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 23. Choose the sentence where the verb 'is' functions as a linking verb. A) The sky is blue. B) He is eating dinner. C) They are playing soccer. D) She is running fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky is blue. 24. Identify the linking verb.Liam is to old to play that game. A) Game. B) That. C) Play. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 25. Is the verb in the following sentence an Action Verb or a Linking Verb?The soup tastes delicious. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verb. 26. A linking verb connects the subject of the sentence with a word in the predicate. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. What is the part of speech of the word was in the following sentence?Sophie was incredibly proud of her accomplishments. A) Past tense linking verb. B) Present tense linking verb. C) Adverb. D) Past tense action verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past tense linking verb. 28. What is the action verb in the sentence? The dog jumped up the tree. A) Tree. B) Dog. C) Jumped. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jumped. 29. I felt ..... when I heard that bad news. A) Sad. B) Better. C) Tall. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sad. 30. What is the linking verb in the sentence?The small frogs are on a lily pad. A) Small. B) Frogs. C) Are. D) Pad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesLinking Verbs Quiz 1Linking Verbs Quiz 2Linking Verbs Quiz 3Linking Verbs Quiz 4Linking Verbs Quiz 5Linking Verbs Quiz 6Linking Verbs Quiz 7Linking Verbs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books