3rd grade subject-verb agreement worksheets
A verb agrees with its subject in number: the singular subject takes barks/is/has, the plural takes bark/are/have. Third graders handle the common trouble verbs (is/are, was/were, has/have, does/do) and compound subjects joined by "and."
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The kind of sentences you'll get
Circle the letter of the verb that agrees with the subject.
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The airplane on the long runway.
land · lands
Answer: lands
- Grandpa and I the crossword together. does · do
- The drummers in the parade. march · marches
Every print pulls a fresh set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Choose the word. Circle the letter of the verb that agrees with the subject. 10 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
The trouble verbs deserve their own drill order: is/are first, then was/were, then has/have, then does/do. For compound subjects, teach that "and" makes a plural team ("Maya and Leo walk"). Keep the routine: find the subject, count it, choose the verb.
Watch for: The s moves: singular nouns usually have no s while their verb does (the dog barks), and plural nouns have the s while their verb doesn't (the dogs bark). Words between the subject and the verb don't change the match. In 'The box of crayons was full', the subject is box, not crayons.
Common questions about subject-verb agreement
- Is it "the team is" or "the team are"?
- In American English, "the team is." Collective nouns like team, class, and family count as one group. Third graders meet this mostly through is/are choices, and it becomes a bigger theme in the 4th grade sheets.
- What are the hardest agreement pairs for 3rd graders?
- Was/were and does/do, because the sound cues are weaker than with bark/barks. If your student breezes through the -s verbs but stalls on those, that's normal; give them the was/were sheets a few extra times. Each print is a fresh set, so repetition stays honest.
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Aligned to Common Core L.3.1.f. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 137, updated August 2026.
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