Lesson
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Helping Verbs
Helping Verbs
Sometimes a sentence has two verbs together. The first verb helps the
main verb tell what is happening. Verbs that help the main verb are called
helping verbs. Three common helping verbs are have, has, and had.
main verb
g
g
helping verb
I have walked to the store several times.
Marie has learned her math facts.
We had wanted to hike up the mountain.
a Circle the helping verb.
Underline the main verb twice.
1. I have dried all the dishes.
2. He had washed his car three times last week.
3. Sherry has memorized Psalm 1.
4. Jerry had stacked all the blocks in the closet.
5. He has walked to the stop sign many times.
6. They have finished all their jobs.
b Write the three helping verbs from memory.
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c Circle the letters that should be capitalized.
8. Miss Jenkins said, “the Pilgrims thanked God for a good year.”
9. “they had a lot to be thankful for,” said Joe.
10. “yes, they did,” Lori added. “and so do we.”
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d Say the poem on page 58 by memory.
e Finish reading your book.
f Underline the being verb twice.
Circle the action verb.
Circle past or present to show the verb tense.
11. The sun was just below the ridge.
past
present
12. Ruth helped her friend at school.
past
present
13.Daddy is down at the glass factory.
past
present
14. The black horse jumped over the fence.
past
present
15. All the children enjoy story time.
past
present
g Write the words in alphabetical order.
16.
study
crutches
check
closet
shock
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
h Match each word to its abbreviation.
17. Tuesday •
• Tues.
19. Number •
• Nos.
18. Thursday •
• Thurs.
20. Numbers •
• No.
i Circle the letters that should be capitalized.
21. mother’s day
thanksgiving
1 thessalonians
victor m. bells
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j Circle the correct answer.
22. Does a fragment express a complete thought?
yes
no
23.Should a sentence that shows strong feeling
end with an exclamation mark?
yes
no
k Number in the correct order the steps for memorizing.
24.
Picture it in your mind.
Say it to someone.
Review each day for a week.
Divide it into parts.
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
Understand what you are memorizing.
l Cross out the unnecessary word.
25. Chad he wrote a new song for the special occasion.
26. This here phone call is for you.
27. Tracey and I we enjoy playing ping-pong.
m Write the contraction for the words.
28. will not 29. she will
n Circle the verb that agrees with the subject.
30.We eat, eats popcorn every Sunday evening.
31. The small boy tie, ties his own shoes.
32. The cows swish, swishes their tails at the flies.
o Underline the correct month and address abbreviations.
33. FEB
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NJ Jan Nb. WA
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Soon after the visit to the doctor, Fanny and her mother moved.
Mrs. Hawley, the new landlady, had a rose garden. Fanny enjoyed
naming the flowers as she felt them.
p Copy lines 14 and 15 of the song on page 63.
q Write the compound spelling words.
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r Write a spelling word that is a synonym of the word.
35.know
36. overflows
37.rushes
38.inspects
s Write a spelling word that names a month. Then write its
abbreviation.
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t Check over your work.
u Write Section 2 spelling words on other paper.
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