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Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet

A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and applying subject-verb agreement rules.

Grade 4 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechVerbsVerb SkillsSubject-Verb Agreement
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2 Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / False2 Short AnswerText

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.C

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ELAGrammarSubject-Verb AgreementGrade 4
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Subject-Verb Agreement Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the directions. Remember that a singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb.

1. Which verb correctly completes the sentence? The cat   on the fence.

a

jump

b

jumps

c

jumping

d

jumped

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

2. My friends   to play soccer. (like)

3. The bird   a beautiful song. (sing)

4. We   our homework every night. (do)

Read each sentence. Decide if the subject and verb agree. Mark T for True or F for False.

5. The flowers grows in the garden.

T

True

F

False

6. He walk to school every day.

T

True

F

False

7. Rewrite the following sentence so that the subject and verb agree: The children plays in the park.

Read the passage below. Then answer the questions that follow.

My dog, Buster, loves to play. He chases squirrels in the backyard. Sometimes, he catches a ball that I throw. His tail wags when he is happy. All the neighbors know Buster because he barks at everyone who walks by. My parents think he is a good guard dog, but I just think he is silly. We always go for a walk in the evening, and Buster pulls on his leash with excitement.

8. In the sentence 'His tail wags when he is happy,' what is the subject and what is the verb? Do they agree?

a

Subject: tail, Verb: wags. Yes, they agree.

b

Subject: tail, Verb: wags. No, they do not agree.

c

Subject: he, Verb: happy. No, they do not agree.

d

Subject: he, Verb: is. Yes, they agree.

9. Find a sentence in the passage that has a plural subject and a plural verb. Write the sentence below.