Subject and verb agreement worksheets
Aligned with Common Core L.3.1f
Printable third-grade subject and verb agreement worksheets: choose the verb that matches the subject, match subjects and verbs, fix sentences that don't agree and write your own.
The worksheets
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Agreement Chart
One dog runs and two dogs run, plus is and are, was and were, has and have, and does and do.
Pick the Verb
Sentences with two verb choices, like "The puppies (bark, barks) at the mail carrier."
Match the Subject
Subjects like "The bird" and "The birds" to match with the endings that agree.
Fix the Sentence
Sentences like "The cats sleeps on the couch" with one verb to fix.
Write Your Own
Write a sentence starting with subjects like "My cat" and "The boys."
Print the whole packet
One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
For the parent or teacher
What it is
The subject of a sentence and its verb have to match. When the subject is one person or thing, the verb usually ends in s (the dog runs). When there is more than one, it doesn't (the dogs run). Third graders also learn tricky pairs like is and are, was and were, and has and have.
What comes next
Verb tenses.
How to teach it
- Find the subject first, then ask, "Is it one, or more than one?"
- Read sentences out loud. A verb that doesn't agree usually sounds wrong.
- Point out that the s moves. One dog runs; two dogs run.
- Practice the tricky verbs is/are, was/were, has/have and does/do.
- Remember that two subjects joined by and are more than one.
Common mistakes
- Adding s to the verb when the subject already ends in s, like "the dogs runs."
- Using was with we, you or they.
- Matching the verb to the nearest noun instead of the real subject.