BAI TAP LINKING VERBS

LINKING VERBS
I. Find and correct mistakes in following sentences.
1. What's the matter with you? You look unhappily.
What's the matter with you? You look unhappy.
2. Joan sudden came into the room and everyone felt annoyed.
Joan suddenly came into the room and everyone felt annoyed.
3. Students are feeling refreshed after Tet holiday.
Students feel refreshed after Tet holiday.
4. It was three years ago that he works for IBM.
It was three years ago that he worked for IBM.
It is at present that he is working for IBM.
5. It is those houses that redecorate once a year.
It is those houses that are redecorated once a year.
II. Complete the sentences using the given words.
become
appears
sounds
grow
felt
seemed
looks
getting
1. She ______ looks ______ so beautiful in that white dress.
2.
A: What about going to the Italian restaurant?
B: That _____ sounds ______ great!
3. She wants to ____ become ___ a fashion designer like Victoria Beckham in the future.
4. I ______ felt ________ painful in my stomach after eating that cake.
5. It ____ seemed _____ interesting that he didn't like anything except that bowl
6. Teenagers like to make their own choice when they _______ grow ______ older.
7. Turn on the fan. It is ____ getting ____ hotter and hotter.

8. That Super Junior ______ appears _____ suddenly at the end of concert makes its fans
overjoyed.
III. Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a
“linking verb”.
1. July is smelling the flowers her boyfriend has given to her.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
2. My mother appeared exhausted after a hard day working on the paddy field.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
3. Jane looks more beautiful when tying her hair.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
4. Maria's grandmother used to look after her carefully when she was small.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
5. He wants to become an inspiring teacher after graduating from his university.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
6. The worldwide economic situation is getting worse and worse.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
7. If you want to stay healthy, you should follow the doctor's advice.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
8. She is going to stay at a friend's house in Ha Long Bay for 3days.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
9. When my daughter grows older, she will understand what I do for her.
A. action verb

B. linking verb
10. My aunt tasted this soup carefully.
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A. action verb
B. linking verb
IV. Choose the suitable word to complete each sentence.
1. What's the matter with you? You look happy/happily today.
2. He appears very excited/excitedly when looking at her.
3. I taste the soup very careful/carefully. Don't worry!
4. John appeared sudden/suddenly behind us and said hello to us.
5. He is shouting at his friend. He seems very angry/angrily.
6.
A: Why do you smell the milk?
B: Because it smells terrible/terribly. You should throw it away.
7. This plan grows quickly/quick if it absorbs enough water.
8. He kept talking and his friends seemed annoyedly/annoyed.
9. The doctor checked my legs carefully/careful to see if there were any injuries.
10. She is looking for the colored pens serious/seriously because she needs them now.
V. Choose the best answer.
1. I’ll feel _______ when my exams are over.
happily
B. more happily
C. happy
D. more happy
2. Although the dish smelt _______, he refused to eat saying that he was not hungry.
bad
B. good
C. well

D. worse
3. The fish tastes _______. I won’t eat it.
awful
B. awfully
C. more awfully
D. as awful
4. The situation looks _______. We must do something.
good
B. well
C. bad
D. badly
5. He seemed to me a bit _______ today.
badly
B. awfully
C. strangely
D. strange
6. What’s the matter? You look _________
happily
B. sadly
C. unhappy
D. unhappily
7. This perfume _____ amazing. I’ll buy it for my mum’s birthday.
A. feels
B. sounds
C. looks
D. smells
8. Your room …… messy. When did you last clean it?
A. feels
B. sounds
C. looks

D. smells
9. What's the matter? You look ____.
A. happily
B. sadly
C. unhappy
D. unhappily
10. I have been very ____ up to this point, but I am going to lose my temper if you don't find my
baggage immediately.
A. impatiently
B. impatient
C. patient
D. patiently
11. You seem more ____ now.
A. relaxed
B. relax
C. relaxing
D. relaxingly
12. These watermelons were ____ sweet.
A. excepting
B. exception
C. exceptional
D. exceptionally
13. The cake tastes ____.
A. good
B. goodly
C. well
D. badly
14. That kitten's fur ____ so soft.
A. looks
B. sounds

C. smells
D. tastes
15. The waves crashed on the shore where they ____ cool on my hot feet.
A. appeared
B. felt
C. looked
D. sounded
16. The milk went ____ within seven days from opening.
A. bad
B. badly
C. best
D. well
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17. You can't blame an automaker for wanting to design a car that looks ____, even if it doesn't
have what it takes under the hood.
A. fast
B. fastly
C. quick
D. quickly
18. My darling, you looked ____ in that dress.
A. beauty
B. beautify
C. beautiful
D. beautifully
19. She looked ____ around for a weapon.
A. desperate
B. desperating
C. desperately

D. desperation
20. Nicole grew ____ from the hours of overtime at work. It became quite ____ that she needed a
long vacation.
A. tired/obvious B. tired/obviously C. tiredly/obvious
D. tiredly/obviously
21. The young girl sing ____.
A. amazing good B. amazing well C. amazingly good
D. amazingly well
22. She said she would become a ____ singer ____.
A. famous/quick B. famous/quickly
C. famously/quick
D. famously/quickly
23. The skies became ____ as the moon moved between the Earth and the Sun.
A. surprising dark
B. surprising darkly
C. surprisingly dark D. surprisingly darkly
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
1. The chef tasted the meat cautious before carefully serving it to his special guest.
A
B
C
D
2. The doctor felt the leg carefully to see if there were any brokenly bones.
A
B
C
D
3. After being closed for a long period of time, the house became dirty and smelled awfully.
A

B
C
D
4. All the members of the committee felt happily about the ultimate decision.
A
B
C
D
5. Sophie has lived in Thailand for several years. She knows the culture very good.
A
B
C
D
6. I feel both excited and nervously because I have got a date with Lara tomorrow.
A
B
C
D
7. The humid weather made it difficultly to enjoy the tropical beach.
A
B
C
D
8. Jerry's parents are not pleased because he does not study hardly and seriously enough.
A
B
C
D
9. I wonder how you felt when you broke up from your ex-girlfriend.
A

B
C
D
10. Most important, I can quickly either start or end an online relationship whenever I want.
A
B
C
D
11. The food was good with reasonable price, but the service was slowly.
A
B
C
D
12. My students are not so good at Mathematics but they study English good.
A
B
C
D

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KEY
LINKING VERBS
I. Find and correct mistakes in following sentences.
1. What's the matter with you? You look unhappily.
What's the matter with you? You look unhappy.
2. Joan sudden came into the room and everyone felt annoyed.
Joan suddenly came into the room and everyone felt annoyed.
3. Students are feeling refreshed after Tet holiday.

Students feel refreshed after Tet holiday.
4. It was three years ago that he works for IBM.
It was three years ago that he worked for IBM.
It is at present that he is working for IBM.
5. It is those houses that redecorate once a year.
It is those houses that are redecorated once a year.
II. Complete the sentences using the given words.
become
appears
sounds
grow
felt
seemed
looks
getting
1. She ______ looks ______ so beautiful in that white dress.
2.
A: What about going to the Italian restaurant?
B: That _____ sounds ______ great!
3. She wants to ____ become ___ a fashion designer like Victoria Beckham in the future.
4. I ______ felt ________ painful in my stomach after eating that cake.
5. It ____ seemed _____ interesting that he didn't like anything except that bowl
6. Teenagers like to make their own choice when they _______ grow ______ older.
7. Turn on the fan. It is ____ getting ____ hotter and hotter.
8. That Super Junior ______ appears _____ suddenly at the end of concert makes its fans
overjoyed.
III. Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a
“linking verb”.
1. July is smelling the flowers her boyfriend has given to her.
A. action verb

B. linking verb
2. My mother appeared exhausted after a hard day working on the paddy field.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
3. Jane looks more beautiful when tying her hair.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
4. Maria's grandmother used to look after her carefully when she was small.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
5. He wants to become an inspiring teacher after graduating from his university.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
6. The worldwide economic situation is getting worse and worse.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
7. If you want to stay healthy, you should follow the doctor's advice.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
8. She is going to stay at a friend's house in Ha Long Bay for 3days.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
9. When my daughter grows older, she will understand what I do for her.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
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10. My aunt tasted this soup carefully.
A. action verb

B. linking verb
IV. Choose the suitable word to complete each sentence.
1. What's the matter with you? You look happy/happily today.
2. He appears very excited/excitedly when looking at her.
3. I taste the soup very careful/carefully. Don't worry!
4. John appeared sudden/suddenly behind us and said hello to us.
5. He is shouting at his friend. He seems very angry/angrily.
6.
A: Why do you smell the milk?
B: Because it smells terrible/terribly. You should throw it away.
7. This plan grows quickly/quick if it absorbs enough water.
8. He kept talking and his friends seemed annoyedly/annoyed.
9. The doctor checked my legs carefully/careful to see if there were any injuries.
10. She is looking for the colored pens serious/seriously because she needs them now.
V. Choose the best answer.
1. I’ll feel _______ when my exams are over.
happily
B. more happily
C. happy
D. more happy
2. Although the dish smelt _______, he refused to eat saying that he was not hungry.
bad
B. good
C. well
D. worse
3. The fish tastes _______. I won’t eat it.
awful
B. awfully
C. more awfully
D. as awful

4. The situation looks _______. We must do something.
good
B. well
C. bad
D. badly
5. He seemed to me a bit _______ today.
badly
B. awfully
C. strangely
D. strange
6. What’s the matter? You look _________
happily
B. sadly
C. unhappy
D. unhappily
7. This perfume _____ amazing. I’ll buy it for my mum’s birthday.
A. feels
B. sounds
C. looks
D. smells
8. Your room …… messy. When did you last clean it?
A. feels
B. sounds
C. looks
D. smells
9. What's the matter? You look ____.
A. happily
B. sadly
C. unhappy
D. unhappily

10. I have been very ____ up to this point, but I am going to lose my temper if you don't find my
baggage immediately.
A. impatiently
B. impatient
C. patient
D. patiently
11. You seem more ____ now.
A. relaxed
B. relax
C. relaxing
D. relaxingly
12. These watermelons were ____ sweet.
A. excepting
B. exception
C. exceptional
D. exceptionally
13. The cake tastes ____.
A. good
B. goodly
C. well
D. badly
14. That kitten's fur ____ so soft.
A. looks
B. sounds
C. smells
D. tastes
15. The waves crashed on the shore where they ____ cool on my hot feet.
A. appeared
B. felt
C. looked

D. sounded
16. The milk went ____ within seven days from opening.
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A. bad
B. badly
C. best
D. well
17. You can't blame an automaker for wanting to design a car that looks ____, even if it doesn't
have what it takes under the hood.
A. fast
B. fastly
C. quick
D. quickly
18. My darling, you looked ____ in that dress.
A. beauty
B. beautify
C. beautiful
D. beautifully
19. She looked ____ around for a weapon.
A. desperate
B. desperating
C. desperately
D. desperation
20. Nicole grew ____ from the hours of overtime at work. It became quite ____ that she needed a
long vacation.
A. tired/obvious B. tired/obviously C. tiredly/obvious
D. tiredly/obviously
21. The young girl sing ____.

A. amazing good B. amazing well C. amazingly good
D. amazingly well
22. She said she would become a ____ singer ____.
A. famous/quick B. famous/quickly
C. famously/quick
D. famously/quickly
23. The skies became ____ as the moon moved between the Earth and the Sun.
A. surprising dark
B. surprising darkly
C. surprisingly dark D. surprisingly darkly
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
1. The chef tasted the meat cautious before carefully serving it to his special guest.
A
B
C
D
2. The doctor felt the leg carefully to see if there were any brokenly bones.
A
B
C
D
3. After being closed for a long period of time, the house became dirty and smelled awfully.
A
B
C
D
4. All the members of the committee felt happily about the ultimate decision.
A
B

C
D
5. Sophie has lived in Thailand for several years. She knows the culture very good.
A
B
C
D
6. I feel both excited and nervously because I have got a date with Lara tomorrow.
A
B
C
D
7. The humid weather made it difficultly to enjoy the tropical beach.
A
B
C
D
8. Jerry's parents are not pleased because he does not study hardly and seriously enough.
A
B
C
D
9. I wonder how you felt when you broke up from your ex-girlfriend.
A
B
C
D
10. Most important, I can quickly either start or end an online relationship whenever I want.
A
B

C
D
11. The food was good with reasonable price, but the service was slowly.
A
B
C
D
12. My students are not so good at Mathematics but they study English good.
A
B
C
D

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