Verb Worksheet for Class 5: Mastering Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs

Fifth grade marks a significant step in language arts, and mastering verbs is crucial for building strong reading and writing skills. To help you, we have prepared a verb worksheet for Class 5 students which will help you solidify your understanding of action, linking, and helping verbs. In this blog, you find a set of engaging and free printable verb worksheets specifically designed for Class 5. These worksheets will provide targeted practice and reinforcement, making verb learning effective and fun!

Review of Verb Types for Class 5 Students

By 5th grade, students should have a solid foundation in understanding verbs. To help you, we have prepared this review on verbs which will help you solidify your knowledge and prepare you for more complex grammatical concepts.

Let us look at each type of verb which a Class 5 student needs to learn and be well-versed in. 

Before moving ahead, verbs are words that show action, occurrence, or state of being. They are the heart of a sentence, telling us what the subject does, what happens to it, or what it is like.

The Three Main Types of Verbs for Class 5 students are as follows:

1. Action Verbs: These verbs describe what someone or something does. Also, action verbs express physical or mental actions.
   

• Examples: run, jump, write, read, think, dream, eat, sing, dance, play, study
  
• Physical Action: The dog barks. The children play in the park.
  
• Mental Action: I think about my family. She dreams of becoming an astronaut.

 2. Linking Verbs: Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a predicate adjective (a word describing the subject) or a predicate nominative (a word or phrase that renames the subject). They don’t express action; instead, they link or join.

• Common Linking Verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, seems, appears, becomes, feels, tastes, smells, sounds, looks
  
• Examples:
  
  1. The flowers are beautiful. (are links flowers to the adjective beautiful)
  2. He is a doctor. (is links He to the noun doctor)
  3. The soup tastes delicious. (tastes links soup to the adjective delicious)
• Key Difference from Action Verbs: You can’t usually perform the action of a linking verb. You can run (action), but you can’t really is.

3. Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs): These verbs work with a main verb to express tense, mood, or voice. Auxiliary verbs “help” the main verb.

• Common Helping Verbs: have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, can, could, may, might, must, should, am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
  
• Examples:
  
  1. I am reading a book. (am is helping the main verb reading)
  2. She has finished her homework. (has is helping the main verb finished)
  3. They will go to the park tomorrow. (will is helping the main verb go)

Also Read: Action Verb Worksheets

Verb Worksheet for Class 5 Students with Answers

After gaining all the necessary information on verbs, we have compiled verb worksheets for class 5 students which will be helpful for you in mastering this topic. Let us look at the following worksheets.

You can easily save and download this worksheet for future usage. Not only this, you will also find answers to the following worksheets at the end.

Also Read: 500+ Common Verbs in English

Exercise of Verbs for Class 5 Students

Instructions: After exploring an interesting verb worksheet for Class 5, let us now explore some more engaging verb exercises for Class 5 students given below. The aim of these exercises is to help students understand verbs clearly, practise their usage, and improve their overall language skills.

Exercise 1: Identify the Verb

Instructions: Read each sentence carefully and underline or write down the verb (action word) in each sentence. The verb tells us what the subject is doing.

1. The children play in the park every evening.
2. My mother cooks delicious food for us.
3. The birds sing sweetly in the morning.
4. Ram reads his favourite book before sleeping.
5. The dog barks at strangers.
6. She writes a letter to her grandmother.
7. The sun shines brightly in the sky.
8. They dance at the birthday party.
9. The teacher explains the lesson clearly.
10. We watch movies on weekends.

Answers: 

1. Play
2. Cooks
3. Sing
4. Reads
5. Barks
6. Writes
7. Shines
8. Dance
9. Explains
10. Watch

Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks with Correct Verb Forms

Instructions: Complete each sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. Make sure the verb matches with the subject and the tense of the sentence.

Questions:

1. She _______ (go) to school by bus every day.
2. The cat _______ (sleep) under the table right now.
3. They _______ (play) cricket yesterday.
4. I _______ (eat) an apple every morning.
5. He _______ (run) very fast in the race last week.
6. The flowers _______ (bloom) in spring.
7. We _______ (visit) our grandparents last Sunday.
8. The baby _______ (cry) loudly at night.
9. My father _______ (drive) carefully on the highway.
10. The students _______ (study) for their exams now.

Answers:

1. Goes
2. Is sleeping
3. Played
4. Eat
5. Ran
6. Bloom
7. Visited
8. Cries
9. Drives
10. Are studying

Exercise 3: Sorting Verbs: Action, Helping, and Linking Verbs

Instructions: Read each sentence and identify what type of verb is underlined. Write whether it is an Action Verb, Helping Verb, or Linking Verb.

1. The girls are singing a beautiful song.
2. The lion roars loudly in the forest.
3. She is a kind person.
4. They have finished their homework.
5. The boys jump over the fence.
6. He seems happy today.
7. We will go to the beach tomorrow.
8. The rabbit hops quickly.
9. She was the class monitor last year.
10. I can solve this puzzle easily.

Answers:

1. Helping Verb
2. Action Verb
3. Linking Verb
4. Helping Verb
5. Action Verb
6. Linking Verb
7. Helping Verb
8. Action Verb
9. Linking Verb
10. Helping Verb

Exercise 4: Change the Tense of Verbs

Instructions: Rewrite each sentence by changing the verb to the tense mentioned in brackets. Make sure to use the correct form of the verb.

1. She dances gracefully. (Change to Past Tense)
2. They played football. (Change to Present Tense)
3. I am writing a story. (Change to Past Tense)
4. He will buy new books. (Change to Present Tense)
5. The birds fly in the sky. (Change to Past Tense)
6. We visited the museum. (Change to Future Tense)
7. She is painting a picture. (Change to Past Tense)
8. The train arrives on time. (Change to Future Tense)
9. They were laughing at the joke. (Change to Present Tense)
10. I will help my friend. (Change to Past Tense)

Answers:

1. She danced gracefully.
2. They play football.
3. I was writing a story.
4. He buys new books.
5. The birds flew in the sky.
6. We will visit the museum.
7. She was painting a picture.
8. The train will arrive on time.
9. They are laughing at the joke.
10. I helped my friend.

Exercise 5: Match the Subject with the Correct Verb

Instructions: Match each subject with the verb that agrees with it correctly. Choose the right verb form from the options given in brackets to complete each sentence properly.

1. The dog _______ in the garden. (bark/barks)
2. My friends _______ to the movies. (go/goes)
3. She _______ her homework daily. (do/does)
4. The children _______ in the playground. (run/runs)
5. He _______ a bicycle to school. (ride/rides)
6. The books _______ on the shelf. (is/are)
7. My sister _______ very well. (sing/sings)
8. The stars _______ at night. (shine/shines)
9. I _______ my parents. (love/loves)
10. The boy _______ his lessons carefully. (learn/learns)

Answers:

1. Barks
2. Go
3. Does
4. Run
5. Rides
6. Are
7. Sings
8. Shine
9. Love
10. Learns

Also Read: Linking Verbs Worksheet for Classes 1-12

Tips for Teaching Verbs to Class 5 Students

Teaching verbs to Class 5 students involves building upon their existing knowledge and introducing more complex concepts. Here are some effective tips which will help you teach students to master this topic:

1. Solidify Your Foundation: Start by revisiting action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Ensure students can confidently differentiate between them. Use interactive exercises and examples.

2. Introduce Verb Tenses: Begin with the three main tenses: past, present, and future. Explain how each tense is used and provide clear examples. Dedicate time to explaining the difference between regular and irregular verbs. Create charts or lists of common irregular verbs. Use games and memorisation techniques to help students learn these.

3. Make Verb Learning Interactive: You can introduce games like verb charades, sentence building, verb bingo, story writing with specific tenses, role-playing or even online games and quizzes. By doing so, the students will not consider this as part of learning but will get to learn ‘Verbs’ in a fun way.

4. Contextual Learning is Key: Analyse reading passages together, identifying verbs and discussing their tenses and functions. Encourage students to use a variety of verbs in their writing. Provide feedback on their verb usage and tense accuracy.

5. Address Common Challenges with Verbs: Learning Verbs can be a tricky topic. They often require memorisation. Make sure you use flashcards, and songs and frequently practice to help students learn. 

6. Make it Fun and Engaging: Finally, ensure that you encourage students throughout the learning process and provide positive feedback. You can also use examples that are relevant to students’ interests.

Here is a Verb lesson plan which will help you in teaching this topic.

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