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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 89
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Choose the correct verb.

  1. The baby ______ sleeping. (is / are)
  2. He ______ not like milk. (do / does)
  3. I ______ happy today. (am / is)
  4. We ______ our homework every day. (do / does)
  5. The birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  6. The flowers ______ beautiful. (look / looks)
  7. You ______ my best friend. (is / are)
  8. She ______ to school by bus. (go / goes)
  9. The dog ______ loudly. (bark / barks)
  10. The dogs ______ loudly. (bark / barks)
  11. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)
  12. They ______ in the park. (play / plays)

Tricky subjects

Class 6–8 · Worksheet 2 · set 89
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Choose the correct verb.

  1. Neither the students nor the teacher ______ here. (was / were)
  2. The teacher, along with the students, ______ going on a trip. (is / are)
  3. Everyone ______ present today. (is / are)
  4. Either the students or the teacher ______ wrong. (is / are)
  5. One of my friends ______ in Delhi. (live / lives)
  6. A number of students ______ absent. (was / were)
  7. The team ______ playing well. (is / are)
  8. The number of students ______ increasing. (is / are)
  9. Bread and butter ______ my breakfast. (is / are)
  10. Neither Riya nor her friends ______ coming. (is / are)
  11. Each of the boys ______ a pen. (has / have)
  12. The scissors ______ sharp. (is / are)

Correct the sentences

Class 7–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 89
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Each sentence has an agreement mistake. Write it correctly.

  1. My trousers is dirty.
  2. Each of the girls have a book.
  3. Everybody know the answer.
  4. The quality of the mangoes were poor.
  5. The list of items are on the table.
  6. He and I is friends.
  7. She don’t like coffee.
  8. Physics are difficult.
  9. The herd of cows are grazing.
  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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