Verb to be exercise for Grade 4 - Free Printable

Let’s go through each part of the worksheet step by step.

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Section 1: Complete with ‘am, is, are’

We use:
- am → only with “I”
- is → with he, she, it, or singular nouns (like Jenny, the pencil, my dad)
- are → with you, we, they, or plural nouns (like friends, cousins, dogs)

Now let’s fill in:

1. Jenny is tall. → Jenny = one person → use “is”
2. The pencil is red. → pencil = thing → use “is”
3. We are friends. → “we” always uses “are”
4. They are cousins. → “they” always uses “are”
5. My sister is funny. → sister = one person → “is”
6. The dogs are small. → dogs = more than one → “are”
7. You are intelligent. → “you” always uses “are”
8. My dad is a doctor. → dad = one person → “is”
9. She is short. → “she” → “is”
10. I am ten years old. → “I” → “am”

✔ Section 1 Answers:
1. is
2. is
3. are
4. are
5. is
6. are
7. are
8. is
9. is
10. am

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Section 2: Choose

Pick the correct verb form for each sentence.

1. The boy is young. → boy = one person → “is”
2. Tina isn’t Spanish. → Tina = one person → “isn’t” (not “aren’t”)
3. I am not hungry. → “I” goes with “am”, so “am not” (not “isn’t”)
4. They aren’t friends. → “they” → “aren’t”
5. My mum isn’t tall. → mum = one person → “isn’t”

✔ Section 2 Answers:
1. is
2. isn’t
3. am not
4. aren’t
5. isn’t

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Section 3: Complete with ‘am, is, are’ (questions)

Same rules — but now these are questions!

1. Is she a good person? → “she” → “is”
2. Are you happy? → “you” → “are”
3. Are we in New York? → “we” → “are”
4. Am I Italian? → “I” → “am”
5. Are they teachers? → “they” → “are”

✔ Section 3 Answers:
1. Is
2. Are
3. Are
4. Am
5. Are

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Section 4: Order the sentences

Put the words in the right order to make a correct sentence.

1. good/ am/ a/ I/ student.
→ Start with subject: “I”
→ Then verb: “am”
→ Then description: “a good student”
✔ I am a good student.

2. cousin/ intelligent/ my/ very/ is.
→ Subject: “My cousin”
→ Verb: “is”
→ Description: “very intelligent”
✔ My cousin is very intelligent.

3. are/ France/ from/ you/?
→ Question word order: “Are you from France?”
✔ Are you from France?

4. the/ house/ she / isn’t/in/.
→ Subject: “She”
→ Verb: “isn’t”
→ Place: “in the house”
✔ She isn’t in the house.

✔ Section 4 Answers:
1. I am a good student.
2. My cousin is very intelligent.
3. Are you from France?
4. She isn’t in the house.

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Final Answer:

Section 1:
1. is
2. is
3. are
4. are
5. is
6. are
7. are
8. is
9. is
10. am

Section 2:
1. is
2. isn’t
3. am not
4. aren’t
5. isn’t

Section 3:
1. Is
2. Are
3. Are
4. Am
5. Are

Section 4:
1. I am a good student.
2. My cousin is very intelligent.
3. Are you from France?
4. She isn’t in the house.