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

Linking Verbs Worksheet for Classes 1-12

Auxiliary Verb Worksheet for Students

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.

Verb Worksheet 1: Identifying Verb Types

Take a look at this verb worksheet where you need to identify verb types in the below questions. 

Check Answers:

REGULAR VERBS:

1. Played
2. Laughed
3. Walked
4. Looked
5. Climbed
6. Started
7. Watched
8. Cooked
9. Kicked
10. Helped
11. Cleaned
12. Visited
13. Employed
14. Smiled
15. Dreamed
16. Cried

IRREGULAR VERBS:

1. Brought
2. Left
3. Hid
4. Gave
5. Went
6. Swam
7. Wrote
8. Drank
9. Ate
10. Took
11. Taught
12. Slept
13. Flew
14. Came

Verb Worksheet 2: Verb Tense 

The following worksheet on verb tense will help you practice your tenses and solidify your knowledge related to this topic. 

Check Answers:

1. The zookeeper was late feeding the hungry lions. (Was is the correct past tense singular verb to agree with “zookeeper.”)
   
2. The adorable monkeys were the star attraction earlier. (Were is the correct past tense plural verb to agree with “monkeys.”)
   
3. Look over there, the lion is sitting near the fence. (Is is the correct present tense singular verb to agree with “lion.”)
   
4. We should eat later: the concession lines are too long. (Are is the correct present tense plural verb to agree with “lines.”)
   
5. The snake exhibition is next on our agenda. (Is is the correct present tense singular verb to agree with “exhibition.”)

Also Read: 500+ Common Verbs in English

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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