Helper Hunt: Identifying Helping Verbs in Short Paragraphs for Class 2

This Class 2 worksheet helps young learners identify helping verbs in short paragraphs. Students learn how words like is, are, was, were, has, and had support main verbs to show time and action clearly. Through paragraph-based MCQs, true or false tasks, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence rewriting, and guided paragraph completion, children strengthen their grammar skills in a meaningful context.

Why Helping Verbs Matter in Grammar?

Learning helping verbs helps children understand how sentences show time and action. This concept is important in Grade 2 because: 
1. It teaches how verbs work together in longer sentences. 
2. It improves reading comprehension in short passages. 
3. It helps children write smoother sentences. 
4. It builds a strong base for learning tenses.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet contains five engaging exercises that guide children from recognition to correct usage:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the paragraph that contains helping verbs.

✏️ Exercise 2 – True and False 
Learners decide whether each paragraph uses helping verbs correctly.

📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete paragraphs using suitable helping verbs.

📝 Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
Children rewrite short paragraphs by adding helping verbs.

📖 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion 
Students complete a passage using helping verbs from a word box.

ANSWER KEY (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – MCQs 
1. a) The deer is eating grass. It is chewing slowly. 
2. b) The cat had climbed the tree. It was meowing loudly. 
3. b) The fish are swimming in the pond. They are jumping happily. 
4. a) I am drawing a house. I am coloring the roof. 
5. b) The kids were camping outside. They were roasting corn. 
6. a) The boys were racing their bikes. They were shouting loudly. 
7. b) We are planting seeds. We are digging small holes. 
8. a) The dog has eaten its food. It was licking the bowl. 
9. a) I am cleaning my desk. I am arranging my books. 
10. b) The train is arriving at the station. People are waiting outside. 

Exercise 2 – True and False 
1. True 
2. True 
3. False 
4. True 
5. False 
6. False 
7. False 
8. True 
9. False 
10. True 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. am, am 
2. is, is 
3. has, is 
4. have, are 
5. is, is 
6. are, are 
7. is, is 
8. is, are 
9. am, am
10. is, is 

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting (Sample Answers) 
1. Dad is washing the bike. It is shining now. 
2. Rohan has finished his test. He is waiting quietly. 
3. I am reading a comic. I am laughing a lot.
4. The nurse is helping the patient. She is giving medicine. 
5. The players are warming up. They are stretching their legs. 
6. I am waiting for my turn. I am standing in line. 
7. My uncle is repairing his watch. He is using tools. 
8. Miya has fallen asleep. She is hugging her teddy. 
9. We are baking a cake. We are mixing the batter. 
10. Neha has cooked dinner. She has set the table. 

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
was 
am 
are 
has 
has 
are 
is 
have 
is 
am 
has 

Help your child become confident in spotting helping verbs through fun paragraph practice. Strengthen grammar skills with guided learning today!

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