Skill 8: Helping Verbs and Main Verbs

shows the main action in a sentence

• action verb

• helping verb

• linking verb

• being verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

a verb that helps the main verb that tells when an action occurs

• action verb

• being verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which of the following is NOT a helping verb?

• am

• is

• are

• run

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which of the following is NOT a helping verb?

• to

• do

• does

• be

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Aunt Barb was visiting her grandaughter in Florida.

• was

• visiting

• daughter

• in

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Who would travel to Lake Erie if they could?

• who

• to

• travel

• would

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

The students must decide which project to complete first.

• decide

• must

• to

• first

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Arnold could make lemonade for the party on Friday.

• for

• lemonade

• could

• make

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Those animals should eat their entire meal.

• those

• animals

• should

• eat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

The three balloons are floating away!

• are

• three

• balloons

• away

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B