Printable Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets
Subject-verb agreement worksheets teach elementary students to match singular and plural subjects with the correct verb forms. These printable practice pages feature choice selections, sentence corrections, and clear answer keys.
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Singular subjects
Complete sentences with singular verbs
Singular subjects
Choose the verb for a singular subject
Plural subjects
Complete sentences with plural verbs
Plural subjects
Choose the verb for the subject
Tricky agreement
Complete sentences with tricky agreement
Tricky agreement
Pick the verb that agrees with subject
About Subject-Verb Agreement
What this skill is
Subject-verb agreement is the foundational rule that a subject and its verb must agree in number: singular subjects take singular verbs (usually ending in -s in the present tense), and plural subjects take plural verbs.
When children learn it
Basic agreement with simple singular and plural subjects begins in 1st and 2nd grade. Tricky agreement cases with compound subjects, intervening prepositional phrases, and indefinite pronouns are mastered in 3rd through 5th grade.
Teaching Tips
- Teach the "Only One -S" rule for present tense: usually, only the noun OR the verb gets the -s, not both. For example, "The dog barkS" has one -s on the verb, while "The dogS bark" has one -s on the noun. This simple visual check prevents most agreement errors on worksheets.
Common Mistakes
- Getting confused by the -s rule: noticing that plural nouns end in -s, but singular verbs end in -s, leading to errors like "The birds flies".
- Matching the verb to a noun inside a nearby prepositional phrase instead of the true subject (such as "The box of crayons are open").
- Failing to recognize compound subjects joined by "and" as plural, writing "Mom and Dad is coming".
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- How to Teach Subject-Verb Agreement to Your Child
Subject-verb agreement means the verb has to match the subject in number. One doer takes one kind of verb ("The dog barks"), and more than one doer takes another ("The dogs bark"). Teach your child to find the subject first, decide if it is one or more than one, and then pick the verb. Printable subject-verb agreement worksheets give your child short, repeatable practice with exactly that routine.
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