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Subject–verb agreement worksheets — with answers

Free subject verb agreement worksheets and exercises: choose the correct verb (Class 3–5), tricky subjects like each, everyone, neither…nor and collective nouns (Class 6–8), and error correction — with answers.

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Choose the correct verb

Class 3–5 · Worksheet 1 · set 87
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Choose the correct verb.

  1. We ______ our homework every day. (do / does)
  2. The dogs ______ loudly. (bark / barks)
  3. I ______ happy today. (am / is)
  4. You ______ my best friend. (is / are)
  5. My brother ______ a new bicycle. (has / have)
  6. The dog ______ loudly. (bark / barks)
  7. The birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  8. She ______ to school by bus. (go / goes)
  9. The flowers ______ beautiful. (look / looks)
  10. He ______ not like milk. (do / does)
  11. Riya and Aman ______ cousins. (is / are)
  12. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)

Tricky subjects

Class 6–8 · Worksheet 2 · set 87
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Choose the correct verb.

  1. Neither the students nor the teacher ______ here. (was / were)
  2. A number of students ______ absent. (was / were)
  3. The number of students ______ increasing. (is / are)
  4. One of my friends ______ in Delhi. (live / lives)
  5. Many a student ______ failed this test. (has / have)
  6. The teacher, along with the students, ______ going on a trip. (is / are)
  7. The team ______ playing well. (is / are)
  8. Neither Riya nor her friends ______ coming. (is / are)
  9. The scissors ______ sharp. (is / are)
  10. Bread and butter ______ my breakfast. (is / are)
  11. Ten kilometres ______ a long distance to walk. (is / are)
  12. Either the students or the teacher ______ wrong. (is / are)

Correct the sentences

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 87
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Each sentence has an agreement mistake. Write it correctly.

  1. There is many books on the shelf.
  2. The list of items are on the table.
  3. Everybody know the answer.
  4. The quality of the mangoes were poor.
  5. Neither of them are ready.
  6. He and I is friends.
  7. Physics are difficult.
  8. The herd of cows are grazing.
  9. Each of the girls have a book.
  10. The boys plays cricket.

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What is subject–verb agreement?

The verb must match its subject in number: a singular subject takes a singular verb (She plays) and a plural subject takes a plural verb (They play).

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