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Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet
Circle the verb that matches the subject of each sentence: "The duck walks" or "The ducks walk."
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Subject-Verb Agreement
14 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Circle the word that makes each sentence correct. A verb has to match the person or thing doing the action.
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About this worksheet
A verb has to agree with its subject. One duck walks; two ducks walk. In the present tense, a singular subject takes a verb ending in -s, and a plural subject does not.
That runs backward from nouns, where -s means more than one, which is why children mix it up and why it is worth practicing on its own.
A worked example
The young hen ___. (sleeps / sleep)
- Find the subject: the young hen.
- Is it one or more than one? One hen.
- One takes the verb with -s: sleeps.
Answer: The young hen sleeps.
The common mistake
What it looks like: Putting -s on both: "The sleepy hens sleeps."
Why it happens: Children learn that -s means "more than one" and add it to the verb as well as the noun.
How to fix it: Only one word in the pair gets the -s. If the subject has it (hens), the verb doesn't (sleep).
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