Linking Verbs word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Linking Verbs word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this linking verbs puzzle set for my 3rd and 4th graders during our grammar unit. The kids could find action verbs easily but got confused when a verb like "is" or "seems" didn't show any action. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, become, becomes, became, seem, seems, seemed, appear, appears, appeared, feel, feels, felt, look, looks, looked, taste, tastes, and tasted. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the linking verbs finally click.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether "look" is always a linking verb or sometimes an action verb. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple equal sign and arrow drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 3rd through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write a sentence using "seems" as a linking verb on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.