Missing Helpers Passage

This worksheet supports students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 as they strengthen their understanding of helping verbs through a connected narrative passage. Learners read for meaning while selecting appropriate auxiliary verbs, applying subject-verb agreement, verb tense awareness, contextual grammar reasoning, and reading comprehension skills to complete the text accurately and smoothly.

Learning Goals

• Auxiliary Verb Identification (Grades 3-5)
  Students choose correct helping verbs based on tense, subject, and sentence meaning.
• Grammar in Extended Text
  Learners apply verb knowledge within a full passage rather than isolated sentences.
• Subject-Verb Agreement
  The activity reinforces matching helping verbs correctly to singular and plural subjects.
• Contextual Grammar Reasoning
  Students analyze surrounding sentences to determine the most logical verb choice.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to integrate grammar instruction with reading comprehension.
• Word Bank Support
  Provides scaffolding while still requiring thoughtful decision-making.
• Story-Based Format
  Encourages engagement and supports understanding of grammar in natural language.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Suitable for grammar lessons, literacy centers, independent work, homework, or assessment.

This printable grammar worksheet gives students meaningful practice selecting helping verbs within a connected passage. By combining reading comprehension, verb tense analysis, and subject-verb agreement, learners build stronger grammar fluency and confidence applying rules in real writing contexts. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this no-prep resource supports accurate verb usage, smoother sentence construction, and deeper understanding of how helping verbs function in extended text.

This worksheet is part of our helping (auxiliary) verbs worksheets collection.