Adjective Match

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is designed to help students practice combining predicate adjectives with linking verbs to form complete sentences. It provides a list of predicate adjectives like “salty,” “fortunate,” and “obnoxious” alongside a selection of linking verbs such as “is,” “sounds,” and “becomes.” Students are tasked with creating sentences that correctly pair each adjective with an appropriate linking verb, resulting in a sentence that includes a subject complement. This exercise encourages students to think critically about how adjectives and linking verbs work together to describe a subject. By completing this worksheet, students will gain confidence in constructing grammatically correct and meaningful sentences.

The worksheet aims to teach students the importance of subject complements in sentence structure, specifically focusing on how predicate adjectives can be used to describe the subject through linking verbs. Students learn to identify appropriate combinations of adjectives and verbs, which helps them understand how to create sentences that clearly convey the state or quality of the subject. The exercise also reinforces the role of linking verbs in connecting the subject to additional information, emphasizing the difference between action verbs and linking verbs. By practicing this skill, students develop a stronger grasp of sentence composition and the subtleties of English grammar. This foundational knowledge is crucial for improving both written and spoken communication.