PencilGoGrade 2 · Grammar · Verbs
When it’s done, scan the sheet with your phone and PencilGo marks it and picks the next one. Create a free account
We’ll email one free Grade 2 worksheet every school day. Your child does it on paper. No account needed.
Grade 2 Grammar Worksheet
Circle the linking verb in each sentence.
The lemon is sour.
The street was busy.
The socks are warm.
The mountain was tall.
The lake is calm.
The water was cold.
The pillow is soft.
The bread was fresh.
The lights are dim.
The birds were noisy.
Most verbs show an action, such as run, jump or eat. A linking verb is different: it does not show an action but links the subject to a word that tells about it. In 'The soup is hot,' the word is links the soup to hot. The linking verbs second graders meet most often are is, are, was and were. They tell what something is or was like, now or in the past.
This worksheet gives ten short sentences, each with one linking verb, and the child circles it from the three words of the sentence's core: the noun, the verb and the describing word. Ask your child whether anyone is doing something in the sentence. If nobody is acting, and the verb is is, are, was or were, it is a linking verb.
Common Core standard: L.2.1
In 'The soup is hot,' is is the linking verb. It does not show an action. It links soup to hot.
Circling the describing word (hot) because it feels like the important word.
Look for is, are, was or were. It links the noun to the describing word.
Circling the describing word (hot) because it feels like the important word.
Look for is, are, was or were. It links the noun to the describing word.
Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.
Similar: Action Verbs · Past and Present Verbs
Every sheet you scan goes into your child’s record: dated, marked and ready for the year-end portfolio. Homeschool records
★