This Grade 5 worksheet introduces basic subject-verb agreement using singular and plural subjects in the simple present tense. Students practice the third-person -s rule, identify matching verbs, and correct common errors. Activities include sentence correction, fill-in-the-blank, and short-answer questions to build a strong foundation in clear, agreeing sentences. Students apply the third-person -s rule and notice when subjects switch from one to many in clear Grade 5 sentence pairs and quick checks.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The puppy bark loudly when strangers walk by.
Rewrite: The puppy barks loudly when strangers walk by.
2. Fix the sentence:
My cousins lives near the lake every summer.
Rewrite: My cousins live near the lake every summer.
3. Fix the sentence:
Maria walk to school with her best friend each day.
Rewrite: Maria walks to school with her best friend each day.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The runner jogs around the track every morning before sunrise.
2. My two brothers play video games together on the weekends.
3. Our teacher reads a story to the class every Friday afternoon.
4. The students finish their homework before the bell rings.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Explain the rule for subject-verb agreement when the subject is singular and in the third person (he, she, it).
When the subject is singular and third person (he, she, it, or one thing), the present-tense verb adds -s or -es. For example, 'She runs' or 'The dog barks.' This -s ending shows the verb agrees with one subject.
2. Write one sentence with a plural subject and a matching plural verb. Underline both.
The children play in the park every afternoon. Children (plural subject) agrees with play (plural verb in base form, no -s).
Subject-Verb Agreement
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The puppy bark loudly when strangers walk by.
Rewrite: The puppy barks loudly when strangers walk by.
2) Fix the sentence:
My cousins lives near the lake every summer.
Rewrite: My cousins live near the lake every summer.
3) Fix the sentence:
Maria walk to school with her best friend each day.
Rewrite: Maria walks to school with her best friend each day.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The runner jogs around the track every morning before sunrise.
2) My two brothers play video games together on the weekends.
3) Our teacher reads a story to the class every Friday afternoon.
4) The students finish their homework before the bell rings.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Explain the rule for subject-verb agreement when the subject is singular and in the third person (he, she, it).
When the subject is singular and third person (he, she, it, or one thing), the present-tense verb adds -s or -es. For example, 'She runs' or 'The dog barks.' This -s ending shows the verb agrees with one subject.
2) Write one sentence with a plural subject and a matching plural verb. Underline both.
The children play in the park every afternoon. Children (plural subject) agrees with play (plural verb in base form, no -s).
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