Linking Words at Work: Helping Verbs (Is/Am/Are) Practice for Class 2

This Class 2 worksheet helps young learners understand and correctly use helping verbs—is, am, and are—in simple sentences. Students explore how these helping verbs change according to the subject by identifying correct sentences, choosing suitable verbs, correcting mistakes, and completing short passages. With a blend of MCQs, true and false questions, fill in the blanks, sentence rewriting, and paragraph completion, children build strong sentence-building skills in a clear and guided way.

Why Helping Verbs Matter in Grammar?

Helping verbs like is, am, and are connect the subject to information about it. This concept is important in Grade 2 because: 
1. It teaches subject–verb agreement in a simple and practical way. 
2. It helps children form meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. 
3. It prevents common errors such as "I is” or “They is.” 
4. It supports clearer speaking, reading, and early writing skills.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet contains five engaging exercises that guide children from recognition to correct usage:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the sentence that correctly uses helping verbs such as is, am, or are.

✏️ Exercise 2 – True or False 
Learners identify whether each sentence uses helping verbs correctly.

📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete sentences by choosing the correct helping verb based on the subject.

📝 Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
Children rewrite sentences by correcting the helping verbs used incorrectly.

📖 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion 
Students complete a classroom-based paragraph using appropriate helping verbs to describe actions and situations.

ANSWER KEY (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. The mangoes are sweet and ripe. 
2. I am feeling cold. 
3. The toys are under the bed. 
4. She is my cousin. 
5. We are ready for dinner. 
6. The sky is very dark. 
7. They are on the train. 
8. He is at the shop. 
9. The plates are clean. 
10. I am very tired.

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. T 
2. T 
3. F 
4. T 
5. F 
6. F 
7. T 
8. F 
9. F 
10. T 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. is 
2. am 
3. are 
4. is 
5. are 
6. is 
7. are 
8. am 
9. are 
10. is 

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting (Helping Verbs Corrected) 
1. The boxes are very heavy. 
2. The water is too hot. 
3. I am proud of myself. 
4. The road is wide. 
5. I am ready now. 
6. We are very busy. 
7. The clocks are noisy. 
8. They are at the market. 
9. The window is open. 
10. I am careful today.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion 
is 
am 
are 
is 
is 
are 
is 
are 
are 
are 
are 
is 

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