Linking Verbs Search Worksheet
Use this linking verbs search worksheet to help 2nd graders circle eight linking verbs in a picnic story and write them on lines. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
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Description
A linking verb does not show an action. Instead, it links the subject of a sentence to a word that tells what the subject is or how it seems, looks, feels, smells, tastes or sounds. This linking verbs search worksheet gives second graders a fun story to hunt through, so they learn to spot words like was, were, looked and felt and tell them apart from action verbs.
Students read a short story about a family picnic at the lake. The story holds eight linking verbs mixed in with action verbs such as drove, spread and waded. Children circle each linking verb they find and then write the eight verbs on numbered lines. Because every sense verb in the story is used as a linking verb, students must think about how each word works in its sentence instead of guessing.
What’s Included
- One printable worksheet with a picnic story to read and search
- Eight numbered writing lines for the linking verbs students find
- A full answer key with every linking verb circled and listed
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
First, it builds grammar skills in context. Students meet linking verbs inside real sentences, which is how they will see them in books and on tests. Second, it sharpens careful reading, because children have to read every sentence closely to decide whether a verb shows action or describes the subject. Third, it connects reading and writing, since copying each verb onto a line helps children remember the spelling and the job of each word.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before the page, review the difference between action verbs and linking verbs with a few quick examples, such as “The dog ran” and “The dog was happy.” A handy trick for this 2nd grade linking verbs practice is to swap the verb for is or seems; if the sentence still makes sense, it is probably a linking verb. After students finish the linking verbs search worksheet, have them write their own picnic sentences using two linking verbs from the story. The answer key makes checking quick for teachers and homeschool families.
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