The verb must agree with its subject: a singular subject takes a singular verb (he plays) and a plural subject a plural verb (they play). Watch out for each, one of, neither...nor, the number of and words that only look plural. The answer key is at the end.
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Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet with Answers
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A. Choose the verb
Circle the correct verb.
- The boy (play / plays) football.
- My friends (is / are) coming today.
- Each of the students (has / have) a book.
- Neither Ravi nor his friends (was / were) present.
- Bread and butter (is / are) my favourite breakfast.
- Mathematics (is / are) my best subject.
- Ten kilometres (is / are) a long way to walk.
- The news (is / are) good.
- Either my mother or my sisters (cook / cooks) dinner.
- One of my friends (live / lives) in Canada.
- The scissors (is / are) on the table.
B. Fill in the verb
Fill in the blank with the correct present form of the verb in brackets.
- Everybody __________ (like) holidays.
- The children __________ (go) to school by van.
- Ram, along with his friends, __________ (be) going to the zoo.
- The number of students __________ (be) increasing.
- A number of students __________ (be) absent today.
- My trousers __________ (need) washing.
C. Correct the mistakes
Each sentence has one mistake. Write the sentence correctly.
- He don't like coffee.
- There is many books on the shelf.
- The quality of these mangoes are poor.
- Every boy and girl were given a prize.
- The police has arrested the thief.
Answer Key
A. Choose the verb
- plays
- are
- has
- were
- is
- is
- is
- is
- cook
- lives
- are
B. Fill in the verb
- likes
- go
- is
- is
- are
- need
C. Correct the mistakes
- He doesn't like coffee.
- There are many books on the shelf.
- The quality of these mangoes is poor.
- Every boy and girl was given a prize.
- The police have arrested the thief.