Is Am Are Fill in Blank Worksheet

Choosing between is, am, and are is one of the first grammar decisions a young writer has to make on every single sentence, and getting it wrong is the fastest way for good ideas to read as careless. This is am are fill in blank worksheet gives second graders focused practice matching each form of the verb be to the subject in front of it: am goes with I, is goes with one person or thing, and are goes with you or with more than one. Because the choice is a closed set of three words, students can hold the whole rule in their heads and put their attention on the subject, which is where the thinking actually happens.

This 2nd grade verbs worksheet works as a grammar warm up, a small-group review, or homework after a lesson on subject-verb agreement. Part A gives students a word box with am, are, and is and four sentences with a blank, so the support is right there on the page. Part B removes the word box and raises the demand: every sentence carries one incorrect form of be, and students write the correct word on the line beside it. Finding somebody else’s mistake is a different skill from filling a blank, and pairing the two on one page is what moves the rule from recognition into use.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 4 word-box fill-in sentences and 4 correct-the-mistake sentences

This resource helps children in three ways. First, the sentences are short and concrete, so a second grader reads them easily and spends the effort on the grammar instead of on decoding. Second, every item has exactly one defensible answer, which means a student can check their own work against the subject rather than guessing and hoping. Third, the correct-the-mistake section builds proofreading habits early, and children who can hear that a sentence sounds wrong begin catching the same error in their own writing. Every blank on this is am are fill in blank worksheet is the same width, so no student can shortcut the task by measuring the line instead of reading the sentence.

Teachers and parents can keep the practice going away from the page. Say a subject out loud and have children answer with the matching word, then swap roles so they get to be the one asking. Write am, are, and is on three index cards and let children hold up the right card as you read sentences aloud. Hunt for the three words in a favorite picture book and talk about the subject of each sentence. During writing time, ask children to circle every is, am, and are in their own draft and check the subject beside it. The Verb Rap Song makes a lively closer for the whole lesson.

Related Resources

• Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet
• Action Verbs Worksheet
• Writing with Verbs Worksheet
• Verb Rap Song by Have Fun Teaching