4th Grade Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets
By 4th grade, agreement questions hide the subject: collective nouns (the team practices), subjects separated from the verb by a phrase (the box of crayons was full), and compound subjects. The skill is finding the true subject first, then matching the verb to it.
Free printable PDF, aligned to Common Core L.3.1.f. One skill per page, answer key on page two.
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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 bakery and the bookstore ______ on the same corner.
is · are
Answer: are
- A pack of wolves ______ somewhere beyond the ridge. howls · howl
- The flock of geese ______ south before winter. flies · fly
Every print draws a fresh mix of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different 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
Teach subject-hunting explicitly. In "The box of crayons (was/were) on the shelf," have students cross out the prepositional phrase "of crayons" first; what's left is the subject. Collective nouns (team, class, family) act singular in standard American usage, which is worth stating plainly rather than leaving to intuition.
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
- Why do phrases like "of crayons" confuse students?
- Because the nearest noun to the verb wins by instinct, and it's the wrong one. In "The box of crayons was full," the subject is box. Teach students to bracket the prepositional phrase and match the verb to what's left. Our 4th grade items are built around exactly this trap.
- How is this tested on state assessments?
- Usually just like these items: a sentence with a blank and two or three verb choices. The reasoning they need is the same routine as the worksheet: find the subject, decide one-or-many, pick the verb that matches.
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Aligned to Common Core L.3.1.f. Reviewed by the One More Sheet curriculum team. Content version 68, updated July 2026.