Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets

Students learn that one person or thing takes a verb with s (The dog runs) and more than one takes a verb with no s (The dogs run). They circle matching verbs, pick is or are, was or were, and has or have, then fix sentences with the wrong verb.

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Subject-Verb Agreement

Name: ______________________Date: __________

One person or thing gets a verb with s (The dog runs). More than one, I or you gets a verb with no s (The dogs run). Circle the verb that matches.

  1. My cousins playplays outside after lunch.
  2. The dog runruns to the park.
  3. I sleepsleeps on the rug.
  4. Grandpa swimswims in the pond.
  5. The cat helphelps at home.
  6. My friends eateats an apple.
  7. They readreads a book.
  8. Our teacher hophops on one foot.
  9. My sister drawdraws a picture.
  10. The birds singsings a song.

Circle is or are, was or were, has or have.

  1. My brother waswere at the zoo yesterday.
  2. We waswere at the zoo yesterday.
  3. Our teacher hashave a red backpack.
  4. You isare happy today.
  5. She isare happy today.
  6. They hashave a red backpack.

Each sentence has the wrong verb. Write it correctly.

  1. I jumps over the log.
  2. Grandpa skip down the hall.
  3. You plays outside after lunch.
  4. My brother run to the park.

Subject-Verb Agreement: Answer Key

One person or thing gets a verb with s (The dog runs). More than one, I or you gets a verb with no s (The dogs run). Circle the verb that matches.

  1. My cousins playplays outside after lunch.
  2. The dog runruns to the park.
  3. I sleepsleeps on the rug.
  4. Grandpa swimswims in the pond.
  5. The cat helphelps at home.
  6. My friends eateats an apple.
  7. They readreads a book.
  8. Our teacher hophops on one foot.
  9. My sister drawdraws a picture.
  10. The birds singsings a song.

Circle is or are, was or were, has or have.

  1. My brother waswere at the zoo yesterday.
  2. We waswere at the zoo yesterday.
  3. Our teacher hashave a red backpack.
  4. You isare happy today.
  5. She isare happy today.
  6. They hashave a red backpack.

Each sentence has the wrong verb. Write it correctly.

  1. I jumps over the log.
    I jump over the log.
  2. Grandpa skip down the hall.
    Grandpa skips down the hall.
  3. You plays outside after lunch.
    You play outside after lunch.
  4. My brother run to the park.
    My brother runs to the park.

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Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets: free printable grammar & punctuation worksheets for 1st–3rd grade from Printable Classroom. Printable subject-verb agreement worksheets: circle the verb that matches the subject (runs or run), choose is/are, was/were and has/have, and rewrite sentences with the wrong verb. Answer key included.