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🧱 Grammar (plurals, pronouns, verbs)

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Grammar words are small but important: the -s on "cats", the -ed on "jumped", he and she, is and are. Practice them with pictures, out loud, in full sentences.

Tips for parents and teachers

  • Say the whole sentence and stress the target: "Two cat-S."
  • Recast your child's sentences: Child: "Him running." You: "Yes, HE is running!"
  • Irregular forms (mice, went) take longer — they are learned one by one.

All questions and answers

Use these to read aloud in the car, at dinner or in a group. Answers are in bold.

Plurals (8)
  1. One cat, two ___ — cat / cats / cates
  2. One foot, two ___ — foots / feet / feets
  3. One mouse, three ___ — mice / mouses / mices
  4. One fox, two ___ — foxs / foxes / fox
  5. One baby, two ___ — babys / babies / babyes
  6. One sheep, three ___ — sheeps / sheep / sheepes
  7. One tooth, two ___ — tooths / teeth / teeths
  8. One leaf, two ___ — leafs / leaves / leafes
Pronouns (he, she, they) (7)
  1. ___ is kicking the ball. — He / She / They
  2. ___ is painting. — He / She / They
  3. ___ are eating pizza. — He / She / They
  4. ___ is reading a book. — He / She / They
  5. ___ is planting a tree. — He / She / They
  6. This gift is for ___. — she / her / hers
  7. That is ___ hat. — he / him / his
Past tense (7)
  1. Today I jump. Yesterday I ___. — jumped / jumping / jumps
  2. Today I go. Yesterday I ___. — goed / went / going
  3. Today I eat. Yesterday I ___. — eated / ate / eating
  4. Today I paint. Yesterday I ___. — painted / paint / painting
  5. Today I run. Yesterday I ___. — runned / ran / runs
  6. Today I sleep. Yesterday I ___. — sleeped / slept / sleeps
  7. Today I play. Yesterday I ___. — played / plaied / playing
Is or are? (5)
  1. The dog ___ happy. — is / are
  2. The dogs ___ happy. — is / are
  3. The flowers ___ pretty. — is / are
  4. The cake ___ yummy. — is / are
  5. We ___ friends. — is / are

🖨️ Printables

Press Print above to print the task cards and circle-the-answer worksheets below on US Letter paper.

Grammar practice cards — say the full sentence

One dog, two ___ 🐶🐶
One child, two ___ 🧒🧒
One box, two ___ 📦📦
One goose, two ___ 🪿🪿
He ___ (run) yesterday. 🏃
She ___ (sing) a song yesterday. 🎤
They ___ (eat) lunch yesterday. 🥪
The cats ___ sleeping. (is / are) 🐱🐱
This is ___ book. (she / her) 📕
___ are playing tag. (they / them) 🏃🏃
I see ___ ball. (the boy's) ⚽
One knife, two ___ 🔪🔪
Yesterday we ___ (go) to the park. 🛝
The bird ___ flying. (is / are) 🐦
___ is my brother. (He / Him) 👦
One woman, two ___ 👩👩
Cut along the dashed lines · Free printable from Thinkabara · thinkabara.com/speech/language/grammar

Plurals

Name: ____________________   Circle the answer.

  1. 🐱🐱 One cat, two ___
    catcatscates
  2. 🦶🦶 One foot, two ___
    footsfeetfeets
  3. 🐭🐭🐭 One mouse, three ___
    micemousesmices
  4. 🦊🦊 One fox, two ___
    foxsfoxesfox
  5. 👶👶 One baby, two ___
    babysbabiesbabyes
  6. 🐑🐑🐑 One sheep, three ___
    sheepssheepsheepes
  7. 🦷🦷 One tooth, two ___
    toothsteethteeths
  8. 🍃🍃 One leaf, two ___
    leafsleavesleafes
Free printable from Thinkabara · thinkabara.com/speech/language/grammar

Pronouns (he, she, they)

Name: ____________________   Circle the answer.

  1. 👦⚽ ___ is kicking the ball.
    HeSheThey
  2. 👧🎨 ___ is painting.
    HeSheThey
  3. 👫🍕 ___ are eating pizza.
    HeSheThey
  4. 👵📖 ___ is reading a book.
    HeSheThey
  5. 👴🌳 ___ is planting a tree.
    HeSheThey
  6. 👧🎁 This gift is for ___.
    sheherhers
  7. 👦🧢 That is ___ hat.
    hehimhis
Free printable from Thinkabara · thinkabara.com/speech/language/grammar

Past tense

Name: ____________________   Circle the answer.

  1. 🦘 Today I jump. Yesterday I ___.
    jumpedjumpingjumps
  2. 🚶 Today I go. Yesterday I ___.
    goedwentgoing
  3. 🍽️ Today I eat. Yesterday I ___.
    eatedateeating
  4. 🎨 Today I paint. Yesterday I ___.
    paintedpaintpainting
  5. 🏃 Today I run. Yesterday I ___.
    runnedranruns
  6. 😴 Today I sleep. Yesterday I ___.
    sleepedsleptsleeps
  7. 🛝 Today I play. Yesterday I ___.
    playedplaiedplaying
Free printable from Thinkabara · thinkabara.com/speech/language/grammar

Is or are?

Name: ____________________   Circle the answer.

  1. 🐶 The dog ___ happy.
    isare
  2. 🐶🐶 The dogs ___ happy.
    isare
  3. 🌸🌸🌸 The flowers ___ pretty.
    isare
  4. 🍰 The cake ___ yummy.
    isare
  5. 👧👦 We ___ friends.
    isare
Free printable from Thinkabara · thinkabara.com/speech/language/grammar

Frequently asked questions

When do children use plurals and past tense?

Regular plural -s and present -ing usually appear around ages 2–3, regular past tense -ed around 3–4, and many irregular forms (went, mice, feet) continue to develop through age 5–6 and beyond. Overregularizing ("goed", "mouses") is a normal, healthy step.

Should I correct my child's grammar?

Instead of correcting, recast: repeat the sentence back the right way, with a little emphasis. "Him goed outside." → "Yes, HE WENT outside!" Children learn grammar from hearing it many times.

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