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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What students need to know
The verb has to match the subject: one dog barks, two dogs bark.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 4th grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Subject-verb agreement across the grades
1st grade
The naming part and the action part of a sentence have to match: the dog runs, the dogs run. First graders pick the verb that fits, using the ear they've been training since they learned to talk.
2nd grade
Subject-verb agreement means the verb matches who is doing the action: one dog barks, two dogs bark; she runs, they run. Second graders choose the verb that fits a simple subject, building the ear for "one or more than one."
3rd grade
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."
4th grade
By 4th grade, agreement questions hide the subject: collective nouns (the team practices) and subjects separated from the verb (the box of crayons was full). The skill is finding the true subject first, then matching the verb to it.
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