Is or Are? Picture Sentences

Choose is or are to match each pictured subject and complete a sentence ending with “in the box”.
Year groups
Years 2–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
Pages
1
File type
PDF

Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
Grammar, English
Resource types
Worksheets
England expectations
Official curriculum expectation · Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

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About this resource

This worksheet is great for helping students practice using is and are. It can be used in a small group setting or as independent practice.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Determine whether a pictured subject is singular or plural
  • Select is for singular and are for plural constructions
  • Complete an implied sentence from visual information

Teaching tips

  • Ask learners to say the full subject phrase shown by each picture before writing.
  • Group the images by the verb they require and explain the number pattern in each group.

Skills covered

  • Visual number recognition — image quantity establishes singular or plural meaning.
  • Agreement — is and are are matched with the implied subject.
  • Oral sentence building — pictures are expanded into complete spoken statements.

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National Curriculum in England

National Curriculum in England expectations

England expectations

  • Official curriculum expectation · Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation — develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: the present and past tenses correctly and consistently, including the progressive form

Core concepts

  • Is and are
  • Singular and plural
  • Picture sentences

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