📘 Class 5 English Grammar Subject–Verb Agreement Detailed Worksheet 1

Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 70


✏️ Section A: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Verb from the Brackets (12 × 1 = 12 marks)

  1. The dog __________ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  2. The boys __________ in the playground. (run / runs)
  3. My mother __________ tea every morning. (make / makes)
  4. The stars __________ at night. (shine / shines)
  5. Rohan __________ his homework daily. (do / does)
  6. The girls __________ a song. (sing / sings)
  7. The bus __________ at 8 a.m. (arrive / arrives)
  8. My friends __________ to school together. (walk / walks)
  9. The baby __________ loudly. (cry / cries)
  10. The teachers __________ the students. (guide / guides)
  11. A lion __________ in the forest. (live / lives)
  12. The birds __________ seeds. (eat / eats)

✏️ Section B: Choose the Correct Option (10 × 1 = 10 marks)

  1. Each boy __________ a pen. (has / have)
  2. The team __________ playing well. (is / are)
  3. Many children __________ cartoons. (watch / watches)
  4. One of the girls __________ absent today. (is / are)
  5. Everyone __________ happy. (is / are)
  6. The books __________ on the shelf. (is / are)
  7. Neither Riya nor Tina __________ ready. (is / are)
  8. My father and mother __________ at home. (is / are)
  9. The cat __________ milk. (like / likes)
  10. A pair of shoes __________ under the bed. (is / are)

✏️ Section C: Fill in with the Correct Form of the Verb (14 × 1 = 14 marks)

  1. The teacher __________ (teach) maths.
  2. The players __________ (practice) daily.
  3. My sister __________ (wash) her hands.
  4. The cows __________ (give) milk.
  5. The train __________ (stop) here.
  6. The children __________ (laugh) loudly.
  7. The sun __________ (set) in the west.
  8. Rina __________ (write) neatly.
  9. The dogs __________ (bark) at night.
  10. The baby __________ (sleep) peacefully.
  11. The flowers __________ (bloom) in spring.
  12. The boy __________ (carry) a bag.
  13. The monkeys __________ (climb) trees.
  14. My uncle __________ (drive) carefully.

✏️ Section D: Correct the Following Sentences (10 × 1 = 10 marks)

  1. The boys plays cricket.
  2. My sister go to market.
  3. The birds flies high.
  4. The teachers explains well.
  5. Rohan and Mohan is friends.
  6. Each students has a book.
  7. The team are winning.
  8. One of the boys are absent.
  9. The baby cry loudly.
  10. The cows gives milk.

✏️ Section E: Fill in the Blanks (Mixed Rules) (12 × 1 = 12 marks)

  1. Everybody __________ (enjoy / enjoys) the show.
  2. The police __________ (is / are) investigating the case.
  3. Neither the teacher nor the students __________ (was / were) ready.
  4. The news __________ (is / are) very interesting.
  5. Mathematics __________ (is / are) my favourite subject.
  6. The scissors __________ (is / are) sharp.
  7. A bouquet of flowers __________ (was / were) given to her.
  8. The jury __________ (has / have) given its decision.
  9. Bread and butter __________ (is / are) my breakfast.
  10. A number of students __________ (is / are) present.
  11. The number of students __________ (is / are) increasing.
  12. Either Rohan or his friends __________ (is / are) responsible.

✏️ Section F: Sentence Formation (8 × 1 = 8 marks)

Make meaningful sentences using correct subject-verb agreement:

  1. (The dog / bark)
  2. (The girls / dance)
  3. (Each student / bring)
  4. (My father / work)
  5. (The flowers / smell)
  6. (Riya and Tina / study)
  7. (The baby / cry)
  8. (The stars / shine)

✅ Answer Key

Section A:

  1. barks
  2. run
  3. makes
  4. shine
  5. does
  6. sing
  7. arrives
  8. walk
  9. cries
  10. guide
  11. lives
  12. eat

Section B:

  1. has
  2. is
  3. watch
  4. is
  5. is
  6. are
  7. is
  8. are
  9. likes
  10. is

Section C:

  1. teaches
  2. practice
  3. washes
  4. give
  5. stops
  6. laugh
  7. sets
  8. writes
  9. bark
  10. sleeps
  11. bloom
  12. carries
  13. climb
  14. drives

Section D:

  1. The boys play cricket.
  2. My sister goes to market.
  3. The birds fly high.
  4. The teachers explain well.
  5. Rohan and Mohan are friends.
  6. Each student has a book.
  7. The team is winning.
  8. One of the boys is absent.
  9. The baby cries loudly.
  10. The cows give milk.

Section E:

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