Is Am Are Worksheet for Class 1 and 2: Rules, 50 Sentences and Answer Key

“I is happy!” If you have heard this from a five-year-old, you are not alone. Is, am and are are tiny words, but they appear in almost every sentence a child speaks, and choosing the right one takes practice. This is am are worksheet for Class 1 and Class 2 gives you the rules in one table, 50 fill-in sentences with an answer key, picture-talk prompts and a simple daily drill.

The sentences use Indian names and everyday settings, from rotis and rickshaws to Dadi in the kitchen, so children recognise what they are reading. There is also a was/were section for Class 2 and a list of the mistakes children make most often. Copy the sentences into a notebook or onto the board; no printer needed.

The use of is am are: one simple table

Pin this table on the fridge or the classroom wall. Most children need to see it many times before it feels automatic.

A short way to say it to children: “I goes with am. One goes with is. Many go with are. And you always takes are.” That last line matters, because children often think “you” is one person and should take is.

Is am are for UKG: start with talking

In UKG, skip writing at first. Play “Tell me about it”. Hold up an object and say, “This is a pencil. It is yellow.” Then hand it to your child to say the same about a spoon, a ball or a toy. Next, hold up two objects: “These are crayons. They are red.” Children pick up the pattern by hearing it, and writing comes more easily later.

Is am are worksheet for Class 1: 50 sentences

Fill in each blank with is, am or are. The sets get harder as you go, so Class 1 children can stop after Set 3 and Class 2 children can do all five. Answers are at the end.

Set 1: am and is

1. I ___ a girl.
2. Riya ___ my friend.
3. I ___ six years old.
4. Papa ___ at the office.
5. The mango ___ sweet.
6. I ___ hungry.
7. Dadi ___ in the kitchen.
8. The cat ___ on the mat.
9. I ___ in Class 1.
10. The sky ___ blue.

Set 2: are

11. We ___ in the park.
12. The children ___ happy.
13. You ___ my best friend.
14. They ___ at the market.
15. The bananas ___ yellow.
16. Aman and Riya ___ cousins.
17. My shoes ___ new.
18. The birds ___ on the tree.
19. We ___ ready for school.
20. You ___ late today.

Set 3: mixed

21. The rickshaw ___ yellow and green.
22. I ___ in the school bus.
23. The ladoos ___ in the box.
24. Mumbai ___ a big city.
25. My grandparents ___ in Jaipur.
26. It ___ a hot day.
27. The rotis ___ soft.
28. Kabir ___ good at cricket.
29. I ___ tired.
30. The diyas ___ bright.

Set 4: mixed, a little harder

31. The teacher ___ kind.
32. My school bag ___ heavy.
33. The cows ___ in the field.
34. Meena and I ___ in the same class.
35. Your pencils ___ on the desk.
36. The milk ___ hot.
37. You and Kabir ___ a team.
38. The peacock ___ beautiful.
39. The mangoes ___ ripe.
40. She ___ my sister.

Set 5: questions and “not” sentences

41. ___ you hungry?
42. ___ I late?
43. ___ the shop open?
44. ___ they your friends?
45. ___ Ravi at home?
46. The window ___ not open.
47. I ___ not sleepy.
48. We ___ not tired.
49. ___ the bus here?
50. My parents ___ not at home.

Answer key: is am are worksheet with answers

Set 1: 1 am, 2 is, 3 am, 4 is, 5 is, 6 am, 7 is, 8 is, 9 am, 10 is.

Set 2: 11 are, 12 are, 13 are, 14 are, 15 are, 16 are, 17 are, 18 are, 19 are, 20 are.

Set 3: 21 is, 22 am, 23 are, 24 is, 25 are, 26 is, 27 are, 28 is, 29 am, 30 are.

Set 4: 31 is, 32 is, 33 are, 34 are, 35 are, 36 is, 37 are, 38 is, 39 are, 40 is.

Set 5: 41 Are, 42 Am, 43 Is, 44 Are, 45 Is, 46 is, 47 am, 48 are, 49 Is, 50 are.

Watch number 34: “Meena and I” is two people, so it takes are, even though I is in the sentence. Number 37 is the same idea. In questions, the capital letter moves to is, am or are because it starts the sentence.

Is am are sentences for kids: picture-talk prompts

Picture talk builds speaking confidence and naturally uses is and are. Find any busy picture in a storybook or a newspaper photo, or simply look out of the window, and ask your child to answer these:

• Who is in the picture? (There is a boy. There are two dogs.)
• What is he or she doing? (He is flying a kite.)
• What colour is it? (The kite is red.)
• How many are there? (There are three birds.)
• How are they feeling? (They are happy.)

Write down three of your child’s best sentences and let them underline is, am or are. For more structured writing, see our guide to picture composition for Class 1.

Was were worksheet Class 2

Once is, am and are are secure, Class 2 children learn the past forms. The rule is short: am and is become was; are becomes were. You always takes were.

Fill in was or were: 1. Yesterday I ___ at Nani’s house. 2. The shops ___ closed on Sunday. 3. The cake ___ tasty. 4. We ___ at the Diwali mela. 5. It ___ raining in the morning. 6. You ___ absent yesterday. 7. The children ___ excited. 8. Ravi ___ late for school. 9. The roads ___ wet. 10. I ___ very happy.

Answers: 1 was, 2 were, 3 was, 4 were, 5 was, 6 were, 7 were, 8 was, 9 were, 10 was.

A has/have page fits nicely after this; see our has and have worksheet.

Common mistakes with is, am and are

• “I is” or “I are”. I only ever takes am (or was).
• “You is”. You always takes are, even for one person.
• “The boys is”. Look for the -s at the end of the naming word; many things take are.
• “Riya and Aman is”. Two names joined by and take are.
• Missing it out. “She happy.” Indian languages sometimes drop this word in speech, so children may leave it out in English. Correct: She is happy.
• Mixing up a and an at the same time. “It is a apple.” Fix one thing at a time; our a and an worksheet helps here.

A 5-minute daily drill

Short, regular practice beats one long worksheet. Try this routine for two weeks:

Tick off the sentences as you go. After ten days you will have covered all 50.

Class 1 worksheet is am are: where it fits in the year

Many schools introduce is and are in Class 1 alongside naming words, pronouns and this/that, and add am, was and were in Class 1 or Class 2. The order varies between schools and boards, so check your child’s book. For a full list of topics, see our Class 1 English grammar worksheets and Class 2 English grammar worksheets guides.

Print-ready practice: Class 2 English Worksheets PDF

Our Class 2 English Worksheets PDF (₹149, 48 A4 pages) has one page each on is/am/are, was/were and has/have, plus nouns, plurals, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, punctuation, five reading passages and paragraph writing. Five answer-key pages cover every page with fixed answers. It follows common Class 2 themes and is not an official board or NCERT workbook.

Get the Class 2 English Worksheets – ₹149

Want to see the style first? Try a free sample first: 3 real pages from the pack, plus the cover and contents page. For younger children, the Class 1 English Worksheets PDF (₹149) includes an is/are page with picture scenes.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the rule for is, am and are?

Use am with I, is with he, she, it or one person or thing, and are with we, you, they or more than one person or thing. For example: I am happy, Riya is happy, we are happy.

Why do we say you are and not you is?

You always takes are in English, whether you are talking to one person or many. It is a fixed rule, so children simply learn it as you are.

Is it Riya and I is or Riya and I are?

It is Riya and I are, because the sentence is about two people. Two or more names joined by and always take are.

When should children learn was and were?

Many schools teach was and were in Class 1 or Class 2, after children are confident with is, am and are. The rule is simple: am and is become was, and are becomes were.

How can I teach is am are to a UKG child?

Start with talking, not writing. Hold up one object and say this is a pencil, then two objects and say these are crayons. Let your child copy the pattern with things around the house before moving to written sentences.