Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise

Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________

Instructions: Circle the correct verb form in the brackets to match the subject in each sentence.

1.

The children (play / plays) in the park every afternoon.

2.

My sister (love / loves) reading mystery novels.

3.

The team of players (is / are) travelling to Wellington tomorrow.

4.

Either the teacher or the students (has / have) the key to the classroom.

5.

The flock of birds (fly / flies) south for the winter.

6.

Mathematics (is / are) my favourite subject at school.

7.

There (was / were) many interesting exhibits at the museum.

8.

Neither the cat nor the dogs (want / wants) to go outside in the rain.

9.

Everyone in the class (enjoy / enjoys) science experiments.

10.

The news about the school holidays (is / are) exciting.

11.

Several students (has / have) completed their homework early.

12.

The box of chocolates (sit / sits) on the kitchen bench.

13.

Both my brother and I (like / likes) playing rugby.

14.

The scissors (is / are) in the drawer next to the desk.

15.

Each of the students (need / needs) to bring a pencil to the test.

Challenge: Write three sentences of your own with correct subject-verb agreement.

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