Grade 3 English Language Arts · Subject-Verb Agreement
Build Grade 3 grammar skills with five 10-question practice tests on matching subjects and verbs in clear sentences.
These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students choose verbs that match their subjects. Students practice singular and plural subjects, helping verbs, and common sentence patterns.
Read the whole sentence first. Find the subject, decide whether it names one or more than one, and then select the verb that matches. Do not let extra words between the subject and verb distract you.
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A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on matching subjects and verbs in sentences.
Read each sentence carefully. Find the subject, decide whether it is singular or plural, and choose the verb that agrees with it.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is build.
The compound subject Sam and Jo is plural, so it takes build.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is fly.
The two kites form a plural subject, so the verb is fly.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is has.
Each names one student at a time, so it takes the singular verb has.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is ask.
The plural subject many students takes the base-form verb ask.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is is.
The subject is the singular box; the phrase of crayons does not change the verb.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is are.
The plural subject crayons takes are.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is eat.
The compound subject my friend and I is plural, so it takes eat.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is speak.
The two people form a plural subject, so the verb is speak.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is swims.
One is singular, so the phrase one of the ducks takes swims.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is swim.
Several is plural, so the phrase several of the ducks takes swim.
Subject-verb agreement means that the verb matches the subject in number and person.
Find the subject first. A singular subject usually takes a singular present-tense verb, while a plural subject usually takes the base-form verb.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Subject-Verb Agreement questions in total.
