Subject-Verb Agreement
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Skill: Choosing the verb that agrees with the subject
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In a sentence, the subject and the verb have to match. One dog barks, but two dogs bark. This match is called subject-verb agreement, and it is a big part of writing sentences that sound right. This third-grade worksheet gives fourteen sentences, each with two verb choices in parentheses. Students choose the verb that agrees with the subject and write it on the line.
Half of the sentences have a subject that names one person or thing, and half have a subject that names more than one. The sentences include tricky subjects such as children and mice, which are plural even though they do not end in s, and two names joined by and, like Leo and Mia. A few sentences use the verbs has and have, was and were, is and are, and do and does.
How to use it: have your child find the subject first and decide whether it is one or more than one. Then read the sentence aloud with each verb choice and listen for the one that sounds right. A helpful rule: when the subject is one person or thing, the verb usually ends in s. That is the opposite of nouns, where s usually means more than one, which is why this skill can be confusing.
The answer key lists the correct verb for every sentence. This worksheet supports Common Core standard L.3.1.f (ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement). Pair it with our Irregular Past Tense Verbs worksheet, and review our Plural Nouns worksheet for the plural forms used here.