Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet For Class 5
Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
The basic rule of subject-verb agreement is simple. A singular subject requires a singular verb and a plural subject requires a plural verb.
Many nouns ending in -s are singular and require a singular verb. The following nouns require a singular verb.
News, information, business
Names of subjects – mathematics, physics, politics, science, economics
Names of books, magazines – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Times
Names of illnesses ending in –s – measles, rabies
Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy ……………………….. a great social reformer. (was / were)
2. The child …………………… doing his homework. (was / were)
3. It ……………………. easy to give advice. (is / are)
4. Physics …………………….. his favourite subject. (is / are)
5. That ………………….. a wonderful movie. (was / were)
6. Brothers Karamazov ……………………….. a great novel. (is / are)
7. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn …………………….. my favourite book. (is / are)
8. The news ……………………….. too good to be true. (is / are)
9. One of the athletes …………………………. been selected for the state level championship.
10. This piece of information …………………………. unreliable. (is / are)
11. One of my friends ………………………. from Bengal. (is / are)
12. Some of my friends ………………………. North Indians. (is / are)
Answers
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a great social reformer.
2. The child was doing his homework.
3. It is easy to give advice.
4. Physics is his favourite subject.
5. That was a wonderful movie.
6. Brothers Karamazov is a great novel.
7. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is my favourite book.
8. The news is too good to be true.
9. One of the athletes has been selected for the state level championship.
10. This piece of information is unreliable.
11. One of my friends is from Bengal.
12. Some of my friends are North Indians.
