Skill Check A: Identify the action verbs in the sentences below. Write only the verb.
11. Thunder is an explosive noise.
12. It usually sounds very interesting.
13. A clap of thunder seems longer than a flash of lightning.
14. Thunder becomes evident after a lightning flash.
15. Zeus grew angry at times.
16. Perhaps thunder was the voice of this god.
17. Zeus was the name given to the ruler of all the gods.
18. He appeared more powerful than the other gods.
19. Mount Olympus became his home.
20. Hera was his wife.
Skill Check C: Label each underlined word as a linking verb, or an action verb.
21. Before the storm, the air grew quiet.
22. Massive black clouds appeared on the horizon.
23. The thunder sounded frightening.
24. Soon, we felt the first drops of rain.
25. Within minutes, the sky looked clear again.
Skill Check D: Write the following sentences . Underline the helping verb and circle the main verb.
26. Clouds are divided into four main groups.
27. These groups can be called families.
28. Low clouds might become rain or thunder clouds.
29. They would look thick, dark, and shapeless.
30. Clouds have been blocking the sun.
- The ancient Greeks wondered about he causes of some events in nature.
- They saw lightning between rain clouds.
- They heard thunder soon after the lightning.
- What caused these frightening occurrences?
- Other questions also puzzled these early people.
- As a result, they created myths.
- The myths explained natural phenomena.
- They described the j as the acts of gods and goddesses.
- People passed the stories down by word of mouth from one generation to the next.
- Eventually, someone wrote down the stories.
11. Thunder is an explosive noise.
12. It usually sounds very interesting.
13. A clap of thunder seems longer than a flash of lightning.
14. Thunder becomes evident after a lightning flash.
15. Zeus grew angry at times.
16. Perhaps thunder was the voice of this god.
17. Zeus was the name given to the ruler of all the gods.
18. He appeared more powerful than the other gods.
19. Mount Olympus became his home.
20. Hera was his wife.
Skill Check C: Label each underlined word as a linking verb, or an action verb.
21. Before the storm, the air grew quiet.
22. Massive black clouds appeared on the horizon.
23. The thunder sounded frightening.
24. Soon, we felt the first drops of rain.
25. Within minutes, the sky looked clear again.
Skill Check D: Write the following sentences . Underline the helping verb and circle the main verb.
26. Clouds are divided into four main groups.
27. These groups can be called families.
28. Low clouds might become rain or thunder clouds.
29. They would look thick, dark, and shapeless.
30. Clouds have been blocking the sun.