Grammar for Beginners: Verb Agreement Practice Worksheet
Grammar worksheet for beginners focusing on verbs, showing singular and plural subject-verb agreement with exercises and examples.
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To solve this worksheet, we need to look at the subject of each sentence (who or what is doing the action) and decide if it is singular (one person/thing) or plural (more than one).
The Rules:
* Singular (He, She, It, or one name like "Dad"): Add -s or -es to the verb.
* *Example:* He talks, She goes.
* *Special case:* For "I" and "You", do not add -s.
* Plural (We, You, They, or names like "My brother and his friends"): Do not add -s. Use the base verb.
* *Example:* We talk, They go.
Here is the step-by-step solution for each number:
1. Subject: My dad (He/Singular). Verb: drive → drives
2. Subject: She (Singular). Verb: swim → swims
3. Subject: We (Plural). Verb: eat → eat
4. Subject: We (Plural). Verb: watch → watch
5. Subject: My sister (She/Singular). Verb: ride → rides
6. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: listen → listen
7. Subject: A cat (It/Singular). Verb: sleep → sleeps
8. Subject: The football team (It/Singular group). Verb: practice → practices
9. Subject: The sun (It/Singular). Verb: shine → shines
10. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: eat → eat
11. Subject: Mum (She/Singular). Verb: do → does
12. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: go → go
13. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: run → run
14. Subject: She (Singular). Verb: sing → sings
15. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: like → like
16. Subject: You (Special case). Verb: type → type
17. Subject: She (Singular). Verb: read → reads
18. Subject: Nate (He/Singular). Verb: be → is
19. Subject: He (Singular). Verb: see → sees
20. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: make → make
21. Subject: The woman (She/Singular). Verb: sell → sells
22. Subject: It (Singular). Verb: catch → catches
23. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: buy → buy
24. Subject: My brother and his friends (They/Plural). Verb: like → like
25. Subject: There (referring to oil/It/Singular). Verb: be → is
26. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: often go → often go
27. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: often go → often go
28. Subject: The boy (He/Singular). Verb: drink → drinks
29. Subject: He (Singular). Verb: speak → speaks
30. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: work → work
31. Subject: The animals (They/Plural). Verb: look → look
32. Subject: The postman (He/Singular). Verb: ride → rides
33. Subject: My father (He/Singular). Verb: play → plays
34. Subject: We (Plural). Verb: like → like
35. Subject: The plane (It/Singular). Verb: leave → leaves
36. Subject: My neighbor (He or She/Singular). Verb: wash → washes
37. Subject: Mom (She/Singular). Verb: iron → irons
38. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: always go → always go
Final Answer:
1. drives
2. swims
3. eat
4. watch
5. rides
6. listen
7. sleeps
8. practices
9. shines
10. eat
11. does
12. go
13. run
14. sings
15. like
16. type
17. reads
18. is
19. sees
20. make
21. sells
22. catches
23. buy
24. like
25. is
26. often go
27. often go
28. drinks
29. speaks
30. work
31. look
32. rides
33. plays
34. like
35. leaves
36. washes
37. irons
38. always go
The Rules:
* Singular (He, She, It, or one name like "Dad"): Add -s or -es to the verb.
* *Example:* He talks, She goes.
* *Special case:* For "I" and "You", do not add -s.
* Plural (We, You, They, or names like "My brother and his friends"): Do not add -s. Use the base verb.
* *Example:* We talk, They go.
Here is the step-by-step solution for each number:
1. Subject: My dad (He/Singular). Verb: drive → drives
2. Subject: She (Singular). Verb: swim → swims
3. Subject: We (Plural). Verb: eat → eat
4. Subject: We (Plural). Verb: watch → watch
5. Subject: My sister (She/Singular). Verb: ride → rides
6. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: listen → listen
7. Subject: A cat (It/Singular). Verb: sleep → sleeps
8. Subject: The football team (It/Singular group). Verb: practice → practices
9. Subject: The sun (It/Singular). Verb: shine → shines
10. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: eat → eat
11. Subject: Mum (She/Singular). Verb: do → does
12. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: go → go
13. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: run → run
14. Subject: She (Singular). Verb: sing → sings
15. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: like → like
16. Subject: You (Special case). Verb: type → type
17. Subject: She (Singular). Verb: read → reads
18. Subject: Nate (He/Singular). Verb: be → is
19. Subject: He (Singular). Verb: see → sees
20. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: make → make
21. Subject: The woman (She/Singular). Verb: sell → sells
22. Subject: It (Singular). Verb: catch → catches
23. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: buy → buy
24. Subject: My brother and his friends (They/Plural). Verb: like → like
25. Subject: There (referring to oil/It/Singular). Verb: be → is
26. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: often go → often go
27. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: often go → often go
28. Subject: The boy (He/Singular). Verb: drink → drinks
29. Subject: He (Singular). Verb: speak → speaks
30. Subject: They (Plural). Verb: work → work
31. Subject: The animals (They/Plural). Verb: look → look
32. Subject: The postman (He/Singular). Verb: ride → rides
33. Subject: My father (He/Singular). Verb: play → plays
34. Subject: We (Plural). Verb: like → like
35. Subject: The plane (It/Singular). Verb: leave → leaves
36. Subject: My neighbor (He or She/Singular). Verb: wash → washes
37. Subject: Mom (She/Singular). Verb: iron → irons
38. Subject: I (Special case). Verb: always go → always go
Final Answer:
1. drives
2. swims
3. eat
4. watch
5. rides
6. listen
7. sleeps
8. practices
9. shines
10. eat
11. does
12. go
13. run
14. sings
15. like
16. type
17. reads
18. is
19. sees
20. make
21. sells
22. catches
23. buy
24. like
25. is
26. often go
27. often go
28. drinks
29. speaks
30. work
31. look
32. rides
33. plays
34. like
35. leaves
36. washes
37. irons
38. always go
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