Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet For Class 5

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 suitable verb. This grammar worksheet tests your understanding of rules regarding subject verb agreement.

Subject verb agreement worksheet

1. Raju and Radha …………………………… going to school. (be)

2. Ram along with his friends ………………………………….. going to cinema. (be)

3. Father as well as mother ………………………….. at the wedding. (was / were)

4. You ……………………………. (is / are) invited to the party.

5. I ……………………………… (was / were) really angry.

6. Neither Seema nor her friends ……………………………… here today. (is / are)

7. Either Raju or Radha ………………………… (has / have) done this.

8. There …………………………… two birds on the tree. (is / are)

9. ……………………………… there any milk in the fridge? (is / are)

10. There ……………………………. (was / were) nothing to do.

Answers

1. are, 2. is, 3. was, 4. are, 5. was, 6. are, 7. has, 8. are, 9. is, 10. was

Worksheet 2

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. was, 2. was, 3. is, 4. is, 5. was, 6. is, 7. is, 8. is, 9. has, 10. is, 11. is, 12. are