Grades 3–4
Helping Verbs
Eight sentences with helping verbs like is, has, will, can and should to find and circle.
Writing worksheet · Parts of speech
Linking Verbs: Is, Am, Are, Was, Were
Nine sentences to finish with is, am, are, was or were, now and in the past.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Parts of speech
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Parts of speech, Grammar terms, Word choice, Using words correctly in sentences
What kids do
“Linking verbs tell what someone or something is or was. Circle the verb that fits.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Now: I am · he, she or it is · we, you or they are. · Past: I, he, she or it was · we, you or they were.
- Yesterday the sky
- Write a sentence with was and one with were.
Words on this sheet
Last year weMy dogYouLast night ISheamisarewerewas
Teacher tip
Make a quick chart with now (am, is, are) and before (was, were) side by side.
How to use it
- Color-code parts of speech (nouns blue, verbs red) across the unit.
- Have kids test each answer by saying the word in a sentence.
- Give a minute at the end to reread the work out loud to a partner.
Watch for
Memorized rules without examples. Have kids say their own example for each one.
Talk about it
- Can a word be a noun in one sentence and a verb in another?
- Where else do writers use this skill?
Take it further
Have kids hunt for the part of speech in a library book and list five.
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