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Subject-Verb Agreement
Grade 5 - Grammar - On Level
Worksheet 1
1Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
2Which sentence has a subject-verb agreement error?
3What is the true subject in "The notes from the interview show a new idea."?
4Which verb agrees with the subject "boxes"?
5Why is "The list of sources is on the desk." correct?
6Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
7Which sentence has a subject-verb agreement error?
8What is the true subject in "One of the maps includes a scale."?
9Which verb agrees with the subject "notes"?
10Why is "The notes from the interview show a new idea." correct?
About this worksheet
Subject-verb agreement means the verb must match the true subject of the sentence helps fifth graders control sentence meaning, grammar, and punctuation in the longer writing they now produce. Students may match the verb to a nearby noun in a prepositional phrase instead of the subject that controls the verb. This worksheet uses complete sentences so students must read grammar in context instead of labeling isolated words. Students find the true subject, choose matching verbs, revise agreement errors, handle compound subjects, and explain why nearby nouns can distract. Support versions use clearer sentence patterns. Standard and challenge versions add closer choices, longer phrases, or more distracting but plausible errors. Ask your child to read the whole sentence aloud after choosing an answer. If the sentence sounds smooth but changes the meaning or breaks the grammar rule named in the title, it is still wrong.
What your child will learn
Find true subjects
Choose matching verbs
Fix agreement errors
Ignore distracting phrases
Worked example
In 'The list of sources is on the desk,' list is the subject, so the verb is singular.
Common mistake
Matching the verb to the closest noun instead of the subject.
Helpful hint
Find the subject first, then choose the verb that agrees with it.
Worksheet 1