Subject-verb agreement · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Making the verb match

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 6-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Fill in the blank: 'The bees ___ around the flowers.'

    • buzz
    • buzzes
    • buzzing

  2. Fill in the blank: 'He ___ over the puddle.'

    • runs
    • run
    • running

  3. One cat. Which sentence is correct?

    • The cat run.
    • The cat runs.
    • The cat running.

  4. 'She hop to the door' is written correctly.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Fill in the blank: 'Maya and Sam ___ kites at the park.'

    • flies
    • fly
    • flying

  6. Pick the sentence that is written correctly.

    • You jumps high.
    • You jumping high.
    • You jump high.

  7. Fix this sentence: 'The children plays outside.'

    • The children play outside.
    • The children plays outside.
    • The child play outside.

  8. Fill in the blank: 'The sun ___ bright today.'

    • is
    • are
    • be

  9. Which sentence has a mistake?

    • Tom and Mia run fast.
    • Tom runs fast.
    • Tom and Mia runs fast.

  10. Which one fits the blank? '___ swims in the pond.'

    • The duck
    • The ducks
    • They
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Making the verb match W1-mt_u7Jxjjatkh-s1

  1. buzz · 'Bees' is more than one, so the verb has no s: buzz.
  2. runs · 'He' is one person, so the verb gets an s: runs.
  3. The cat runs. · One cat is doing it, so the verb gets an s: runs.
  4. False · 'She' is one person, so the verb needs an s: she hops.
  5. fly · Maya and Sam are two people, so the verb has no s: fly.
  6. You jump high. · 'You' is special and takes the plain verb: you jump.
  7. The children play outside. · 'Children' is more than one, so the verb loses its s: play.
  8. is · There is just one sun, so use 'is.'
  9. Tom and Mia runs fast. · 'Tom and Mia' is two people, but 'runs' has an s. It should be 'Tom and Mia run fast.'
  10. The duck · 'Swims' has an s, so the doer must be just one: the duck.
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