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Grade 1 English Language Arts — Am, is and are

Choose am, is or are to match who you are talking about.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which sentence is right?

    • a) The cats is hungry.
    • b) The cats are hungry.
    • c) The cats am hungry.

  2. 2.Which word fits? "The book ___ on the table."

    • a) are
    • b) is
    • c) am

  3. 3.Fill the gap with one word: "We ___ at school."

  4. 4.Sort each one by the word that goes with it.

    Groups: is · are

    • my friends
    • the boys
    • the sun
    • my friend
    • the stars
    • the boy

  5. 5.Put the words in order to make a sentence.

    • seven
    • today.
    • I
    • am

  6. 6.Match each beginning to its ending.

    • I
    • The cat
    • The boys
    • am ready.
    • are outside.
    • is asleep.

  7. 7.Sort each one by the word that goes with it.

    Groups: am · is · are

    • the boys
    • she
    • the cats
    • we
    • the cat
    • I

  8. 8.Fill the gap with one word: "She ___ my sister."

Answer key — Grade 1 English Language Arts — Am, is and are

  1. 1. b) The cats are hungry.
  2. 2. b) is
  3. 3. are
  4. 4. the boy → is; the boys → are; my friend → is; my friends → are; the sun → is; the stars → are
  5. 5. 1. I 2. am 3. seven 4. today.
  6. 6. I → am ready.; The cat → is asleep.; The boys → are outside.
  7. 7. I → am; the cat → is; the cats → are; we → are; she → is; the boys → are
  8. 8. is