Vera's Verb Match — Am, Is, or Are? (Grade 1)

About this activity

Vera the vole matches the verb to its subject in short sentences like "I ___ ready to play," "The dog ___ in the yard," and "The dogs ___ in the yard." The child reads each sentence and taps am, is, or are. It's a free, interactive Grade 1 grammar activity that plays right in the browser, with no account needed.

The big idea is subject-verb agreement with the verb "to be": AM goes with I, IS goes with one (the dog, she, the cat), and ARE goes with many (the dogs, we, they). The same setting shows up with both a singular and a plural subject — "the dog in the yard" and "the dogs in the yard" — so a child cannot pick by topic. They have to look at WHO or WHAT the sentence is about and how many there are.

It is aligned to Common Core L.1.1.c — using singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences. No timer, no score — just calm, playful practice.

What's inside this activity

• Designed for Grade 1 learners (ages about 6–7)
• Common Core strand: Language
• Aligned to Common Core standard L.1.1.c

How to play

Read the sentence and find its subject — is it I, one, or many?

Tap am, is, or are to fill the blank.

A warm check confirms the match and offers an easy retry; no timer, no score.

What your child practices

• Use am with the subject I
• Use is with a single subject, like the dog, she, or the cat
• Use are with a plural subject, like the dogs, we, or they
• Decide by the subject of the sentence, not by the rest of it

Learning goals

Match the verb to a singular or plural subject — the focus of Common Core L.1.1.c

Choose correctly between am, is, and are

Notice how a subject's number changes the verb that fits it