Subject Verb Concord worksheet • Teacha! - Free Printable

Let's solve this subject-verb concord worksheet step by step.

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🔍 Understanding the Concept:

Subject-verb agreement means the verb must match the subject in number (singular or plural).

- Singular subject → Singular verb
Example: *Siyabonga plays rugby.*
- Plural subject → Plural verb
Example: *Ronny and Marcus play rugby.*

We are given a word box with verbs:
> bite, start, choose, talk, swim, sing, concentrate, write, listen, put, rise, freeze, see, hang, jog, dig, buy, catch, understand, sleep, break, hold

We need to pick the correct verb from the list and use it in the correct form (singular or plural) so that it agrees with the subject.

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✔ Let's go through each sentence:

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#### 1. I do not _______________ this difficult Maths formula.
- Subject: I (singular)
- We need a verb that makes sense with "understanding" something.
- Best verb: understand
- Correct form: understand (singular, matches "I")
- ✔ Answer: *understand*

> ✔️ "I do not understand this difficult Maths formula."

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#### 2. All the learners _______________ hard during their exams.
- Subject: All the learners → plural
- Need a verb that means "to focus" or "work hard"
- Best verb: concentrate
- Plural subject → plural verb: concentrate
- ✔ Answer: *concentrate*

> ✔️ "All the learners concentrate hard during their exams."

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#### 3. During break time, Johnny _______________ the rugby ball.
- Subject: Johnny → singular
- Action: handling a rugby ball → likely kick, but not in word box.
- Possible verbs: hold, catch, throw, jog? But only hold or catch make sense.
- "Catch" is better: "Johnny catches the rugby ball."
- But "catch" needs to be conjugated for singular: catches
- Wait — is "catches" in the word box? No — only base forms are listed.
- So we must use the base form unless the verb naturally takes -s.

But the instruction says: *"write down the correct form of the verb"*, so we can add -s if needed.

So: Johnny catches → yes, acceptable.

But is "catch" in the word box? Yes! ✔

→ Use catches

Wait — but the word box has catch, so we can use it in correct form.

✔ Answer: *catches*

> ✔️ "During break time, Johnny catches the rugby ball."

(Alternatively, could be "holds", but "catch" fits better.)

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#### 4. My two dogs _______________ into their bones with enthusiasm.
- Subject: My two dogs → plural
- Action: chewing on bones → best verb: bite
- Plural → bite
- ✔ Answer: *bite*

> ✔️ "My two dogs bite into their bones with enthusiasm."

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#### 5. Some of the grade 6 learners _______________ in the swimming gala.
- Subject: Some of the grade 6 learners → plural (refers to multiple learners)
- Action: participating in swimming → best verb: swim
- Plural → swim
- ✔ Answer: *swim*

> ✔️ "Some of the grade 6 learners swim in the swimming gala."

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#### 6. Please sit down, because I cannot _______________ the whiteboard.
- Subject: I → singular
- Action: seeing something → see
- "I cannot see" → correct form: see
- ✔ Answer: *see*

> ✔️ "Please sit down, because I cannot see the whiteboard."

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#### 7. My mom said, "You have to _______________ up the wet clothes."
- Subject: You → singular/plural (but in commands, usually treated as singular)
- Verb: dry clothes → best verb: hang
- Phrase: "hang up" → phrasal verb
- So: hang up
- ✔ Answer: *hang*

> ✔️ "You have to hang up the wet clothes."

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#### 8. The members of the choir really _______________ beautifully.
- Subject: The members of the choir → plural
- Action: singing → sing
- Plural → sing
- ✔ Answer: *sing*

> ✔️ "The members of the choir really sing beautifully."

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#### 9. We _______________ with our end-of-year exams next week.
- Subject: We → plural
- Action: preparing for exams → best verb: start
- "We start" → correct form
- ✔ Answer: *start*

> ✔️ "We start with our end-of-year exams next week."

(Note: "start" is used here as "begin" — grammatically correct.)

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#### 10. The boys _______________ much louder than the girls.
- Subject: The boys → plural
- Action: making sound → talk, sing, or shout?
- Only available verbs: talk, sing, listen, etc.
- "Talk" is general; "sing" might be too specific.
- But "talk" can mean speaking loudly.
- Also, "sing" could work if they're singing — but context says "louder than the girls" — maybe just speaking.
- However, talk is more appropriate.
- Plural → talk
- ✔ Answer: *talk*

> ✔️ "The boys talk much louder than the girls."

(Alternative: could be sing, but "talk" is safer and more general.)

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✔ Final Answers:

| No. | Sentence | Correct Verb |
|-----|--------|-------------|
| 1 | I do not ________ this difficult Maths formula. | understand |
| 2 | All the learners ________ hard during their exams. | concentrate |
| 3 | During break time, Johnny ________ the rugby ball. | catches |
| 4 | My two dogs ________ into their bones with enthusiasm. | bite |
| 5 | Some of the grade 6 learners ________ in the swimming gala. | swim |
| 6 | Please sit down, because I cannot ________ the whiteboard. | see |
| 7 | My mom said, "You have to ________ up the wet clothes." | hang |
| 8 | The members of the choir really ________ beautifully. | sing |
| 9 | We ________ with our end-of-year exams next week. | start |
| 10 | The boys ________ much louder than the girls. | talk |

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📝 Explanation Summary:

- Always check the subject (singular or plural).
- Choose a verb from the word box that makes sense.
- Apply subject-verb agreement:
- Singular subject → verb ends in -s (e.g., *catches*)
- Plural subject → base form (e.g., *bite*, *swim*)
- For phrases like "hang up", use the base verb since "up" is part of the phrasal verb.
- Watch out for phrasal verbs like "hang up", "break down", etc.

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✔ This completes the worksheet correctly with proper subject-verb concord!