Subject and Predicate Worksheet for Class 4
Name: ____________________
Date: ____________________
Part 1: What is a Subject and Predicate?
Subject: The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.
Predicate: The predicate tells what the subject does or what happens to the subject.
Example:
- Subject: The cat
- Predicate: sleeps on the mat.
- Complete Sentence: The cat sleeps on the mat.
Part 2: Identify the Subject and Predicate
Read the following sentences and underline the subject once and the predicate twice.
- The dog barks loudly.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - My brother likes to play football.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - The sun rises in the east.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - She enjoys reading books.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - The flowers bloom in the garden.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - We are going to the park.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - The teacher is explaining the lesson.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - My parents are cooking dinner.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - The birds fly high in the sky.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________ - The children play in the playground.
Subject: ___________
Predicate: ___________
Part 3: Complete the Sentences
Write a subject and a predicate to complete each sentence.
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- _______ ___________.
Part 4: True or False
Read the following sentences and decide if the statement is true or false.
- The cat sleeps on the mat:
True / False (Is “The cat” the subject and “sleeps on the mat” the predicate?) - She runs fast:
True / False (Is “She” the subject and “runs fast” the predicate?) - They are playing football:
True / False (Is “They” the subject and “are playing football” the predicate?) - The flowers bloom in the garden:
True / False (Is “The flowers” the subject and “bloom in the garden” the predicate?)
Part 5: Identify the Subject and Predicate (Multiple Choice)
Choose the correct option for each sentence.
- The dog sleeps in the sun.
- a) Subject: The dog, Predicate: sleeps in the sun
- b) Subject: The dog sleeps, Predicate: in the sun
- c) Subject: sleeps, Predicate: in the sun
- We went to the zoo yesterday.
- a) Subject: went, Predicate: to the zoo yesterday
- b) Subject: We, Predicate: went to the zoo yesterday
- c) Subject: We went to, Predicate: the zoo yesterday
- The teacher taught the lesson.
- a) Subject: The teacher, Predicate: taught the lesson
- b) Subject: taught, Predicate: the lesson
- c) Subject: The teacher taught, Predicate: the lesson
- The children are playing in the park.
- a) Subject: The children, Predicate: are playing in the park
- b) Subject: The children are, Predicate: playing in the park
- c) Subject: playing, Predicate: in the park
Part 6: Make Your Own Sentence
Write a sentence of your own and underline the subject once and the predicate twice.
Your Sentence: _________________________________________