Action in Every Sentence: Helping Verbs and Main Verbs for Class 4  

This Grade 4 English Grammar worksheet on Helping Verbs and Main Verbs helps students clearly understand how verbs work together in a sentence. Through multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, picture matching, noun–verb identification, and paragraph completion, learners strengthen their understanding of verb forms and sentence structure in a practical, engaging way.

Why Helping Verbs and Main Verbs Matter in Grammar?  
Verbs are the heart of every sentence. For Grade 4 learners, this topic is important because:  
1. It teaches the difference between helping verbs (is, are, was, have, will) and main verbs (run, write, play).  
2. It improves tense accuracy and sentence clarity.  
3. It strengthens reading comprehension and editing skills.  
4. It builds confidence in forming complete and grammatically correct sentences.  

What’s Inside This Worksheet?  

This worksheet includes five structured grammar activities:

📝 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions  
Students choose the correct main verb to complete each sentence in context.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks (Helping Verbs)  
Learners select suitable helping verbs from a word bank to complete sentences correctly.

🖼️ Exercise 3 – Match the Following  
Students match pictures with the correct main verbs such as swimming, painting, listening, jogging, and teaching.

🔍 Exercise 4 – Underline the Noun and Circle the Verb  
Learners identify nouns and verbs in sentences to understand sentence structure clearly.

📖 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion  
Students read a short paragraph and fill in the blanks with appropriate helping or main verbs to maintain correct tense and meaning.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice  
1. doing  
2. swimming  
3. writing  
4. studying  
5. finished  
6. shouting  
7. traveling  
8. sleeping  
9. writing  
10. playing  

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

Exercise 3 – Match the Following  
(First Set)  
Listening – girl with headphones  
Traveling – people with luggage  
Swimming – child in pool  
Studying – girl with books  
Painting – boy at easel  

(Second Set)  
Learning – boy reading book  
Visiting – boys sitting together  
Teaching – teacher at board  
Sleeping – child in bed  
Jogging – girl running  

Exercise 4 – Underline Noun and Circle Verb  
1. Radha – sings  
2. dog – runs  
3. Mohan – reads  
4. Raj – plays  
5. teacher – explains  
6. Asha – writes  
7. boys – watch  
8. father – drives  
9. bird – flies  
10. Students – learn  

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion  
1. is  
2. had  
3. was  
4. were  
5. was  
6. was  
7. was  
8. were  
9. has  
10. was  

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