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Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets

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A subject-verb agreement chart plus choosing, writing, and fixing verbs, subjects joined by and, and sorting, with answer keys.

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Subject-verb agreement chart

One subject or more than one, I and you, and is or are, was or were, has or have, does or do.

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    Subject-Verb agreement

    Making subjects and verbs agree in the present and past tense

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Make the subject and verb agree

Choose, write, and fix verbs, including subjects joined by and, then sort sentences that agree or do not.

Write sentences that agree

Write sentences about one and about more than one, with has and have, is and are.

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About these subject-verb agreement worksheets

The subject and the verb of a sentence must agree. With one subject, a present tense verb usually ends in -s: "The dog runs." With more than one, it does not: "The dogs run." I and you take the form without -s: "I run." Two subjects joined by and are more than one: "Mia and Leo play chess."

Some verbs change more: is and are, was and were, has and have, does and do. These subject-verb agreement worksheets start with a chart of the rules, then ask children to choose the verb, write the verb that agrees, work with subjects joined by and, fix the errors, sort sentences that agree or do not (cut and paste or write), and write their own. Every page with right answers has an answer key.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.FEnsure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.

How to use them

  1. Start with the chart and say pairs aloud: the bird sings, the birds sing.
  2. Do choose the verb next. Find the subject first.
  3. Use the subjects joined by and and fill in pages.
  4. Finish with fix the errors and the writing page.

Teaching tips

  • Find the subject, then ask: one or more than one?
  • Add -es after s, x, ch, sh, and z (watches), and change y to i (cries).
  • Words between the subject and the verb do not change the subject: the flowers in the pot need water.
  • Read the sentence aloud. A mistake often sounds wrong.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is subject-verb agreement?

Using the verb form that matches the subject: one subject takes a verb like runs or is; more than one takes run or are.

Do two subjects joined by and take a singular or plural verb?

A plural verb: "Ben and Max are twins."

Do the worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2. Written answers show an example.