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Free Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets

A one-page lesson on making the verb match its subject, then guided and independent practice with action verbs and with is, are, was, were, has and have.

Subject-Verb Agreement: How It Works printable preview

Subject-Verb Agreement: How It Works

Lesson

A one-page explanation of matching the verb to a subject that is one or more than one, with examples, three steps to follow and a "watch out" box.

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Subject-Verb Agreement: Guided Practice printable preview

Subject-Verb Agreement: Guided Practice

Guided

Short sections that build one skill at a time, starting with the easiest. Answer key on page 2.

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Subject-Verb Agreement: Practice

Practice

Independent practice that mixes the skills and ends with the student writing. Answer key on page 2.

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About these subject-verb agreement worksheets

Subject-verb agreement means the verb matches its subject: one dog barks, two dogs bark. The lesson sheet covers singular and plural subjects, I and you, the verbs is, are, was, were, has and have, and subjects with words in between.

Students choose the verb that agrees, write the correct form, and fix sentences that have a mistake.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grade are these subject-verb agreement worksheets for?
Third and fourth grade. A student should already be able to find the subject of a sentence.
Why does a singular subject take a verb with s?
In the present tense, a verb adds s when its subject is one person or thing: the dog barks. A plural subject takes the verb with no s: the dogs bark.
What if words come between the subject and the verb?
They do not change the verb. In "The box of crayons is on the desk", the subject is box, so the verb is "is".