Exploring Helping Verbs: Is, Am, Are for Kids

Which helping verb is used with 'I'?

• be

• am

• are

• is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'I am a boy', which word is the helping verb?

• I

• am

• a

• boy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which pronoun is 'is' used with?

• we

• they

• he

• you

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'She is my teacher', which word is the helping verb?

• She

• is

• my

• teacher

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 sentences correctly uses 'is'?

• They is running

• He is my friend

• We is happy

• You is beautiful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which pronoun is 'are' used with?

• we

• it

• she

• he

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'They are running', which word is the helping verb?

• They

• are

• running

• none

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 sentences correctly uses 'are'?

• We are dancing

• She are my teacher

• He are my friend

• It are a bag

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

In the story, who was 'am' friends with?

• they

• I

• she

• he

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which helping verb is used with plural nouns?

• be

• am

• are

• is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B