Helping Verbs

Helping Verbs

Let's Learn them!

By ELA Core Plans

Multiple Choice

How many helping verbs might an action verb have with it?

• only 1

• up to 3

• always 2

Fill in the Blank

The sentence for you to remember from the story is... Maybe Mr. ___ should have a will.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is NOT a helping verb?

• is

• are

• were

• of

Multiple Choice

Tico was perched on an equipment box.

What is the helping verb and action verb (verb phrase) in this sentence?

• was perched

• perched on

• equipment box

Multiple Choice

The heron was squawking loudly.

What is the helping verb in this sentence?

• heron

• was

• squawking

• loudly

Multiple Choice

In which of the following sentences is the -ing word a verb?

• Marcy was staring darkly into the room.

• Considering Vaden's temper, Walt decided he was probably safer in the water than he was on the boat.

Multiple Choice

True or false? All words that end in -ing are verbs.

• true

• false