Subject–Verb Agreement Worksheet for Class 8

Subject–Verb Agreement Worksheet for Class 8

Subject–Verb Agreement Worksheet (Class 8)

Name: _______________________
Class: _______
Date: _______

Quick Rules (Revision)

  1. A singular subject takes a singular verb.
    • She plays football.
  2. A plural subject takes a plural verb.
    • They play football.
  3. Two subjects joined by and usually take a plural verb.
    • Ram and Shyam are friends.
  4. Words like each, everyone, everybody, nobody, either, neither take singular verbs.
  5. Collective nouns can take singular or plural depending on meaning.

Section A: Choose the Correct Verb

  1. The boy (play/plays) in the garden every day.
  2. The students (is/are) ready for the exam.
  3. My father (go/goes) to office early.
  4. The dogs (bark/barks) loudly at night.
  5. Everyone (like/likes) ice cream.
  6. The team (win/wins) the match regularly.
  7. The books on the table (is/are) mine.
  8. Neither of the answers (is/are) correct.
  9. The children (was/were) playing outside.
  10. The teacher and the principal (is/are) present.
  11. The news (is/are) interesting.
  12. The girl (dance/dances) beautifully.
  13. The flowers (smell/smells) sweet.
  14. Each of the boys (has/have) a pen.
  15. The crowd (cheer/cheers) loudly.

Section B: Fill in the Blanks with Correct Verb

  1. The sun __________ (shine) brightly.
  2. My friends __________ (visit) me yesterday.
  3. The group of boys __________ (be) noisy.
  4. Either Riya or Sita __________ (is/are) coming.
  5. The committee __________ (decide) the matter.
  6. The cat __________ (chase) the mouse.
  7. The players __________ (train) daily.
  8. Every student __________ (has/have) a notebook.
  9. The police __________ (investigate) the case.
  10. The milk __________ (is/are) fresh.

Section C: Correct the Sentences

Rewrite the sentences with correct subject–verb agreement.

  1. He go to school daily.
  2. The boys plays cricket.
  3. The information are useful.
  4. She go to market every Sunday.
  5. The children is happy.
  6. Each of the students have a book.
  7. The dogs runs fast.
  8. My friends was waiting for me.
  9. The furniture are old.
  10. Neither of them are ready.

Section D: Identify the Error and Correct It

  1. The news are very important.
  2. Everyone have finished the work.
  3. The team are playing well.
  4. The books is on the table.
  5. Each of the girls are present.
  6. The crowd were cheering loudly.
  7. The boy and girl is singing.
  8. The police is investigating the case.
  9. There is many apples in the basket.
  10. The children was playing outside.

Section E: MCQs (Choose the Correct Option)

1. Choose the correct sentence:

a) She go to school daily
b) She goes to school daily
c) She going to school daily
d) She gone to school daily

Answer: ______

2. Choose the correct verb:

The committee ____ decided the result.

a) have
b) has
c) are
d) were

Answer: ______

3. Choose the correct sentence:

a) The dogs barks loudly
b) The dogs bark loudly
c) The dogs barking loudly
d) The dogs barked loudlying

Answer: ______

4. Choose the correct option:

Neither of the boys ____ present.

a) are
b) were
c) is
d) have

Answer: ______

5. Choose the correct sentence:

a) The information are correct
b) The information is correct
c) The information were correct
d) The information be correct

Answer: ______

Section F: True or False

  1. Singular subjects take singular verbs. ______
  2. Plural subjects always take singular verbs. ______
  3. “Everyone” takes a plural verb. ______
  4. Collective nouns always take plural verbs. ______
  5. “News” is treated as singular. ______
  6. “The team are playing” can be correct sometimes. ______
  7. “Each of the students has a book” is correct. ______
  8. “The boys plays cricket” is correct. ______
  9. “Neither of them is ready” is correct. ______
  10. Subject–verb agreement is important in writing. ______

Section G: Match the Subject with Correct Verb

SubjectVerb
1. The girla. are coming
2. The boysb. plays
3. The teamc. is playing
4. The studentsd. go
5. Everyonee. likes

Section H: Advanced Practice (Rewrite Correctly)

  1. The list of items are missing.
  2. My brother and sister is at home.
  3. Each of the players have a medal.
  4. The crowd were excited.
  5. The news are surprising.
  6. The teacher along with students are present.
  7. Neither Ram nor Shyam are ready.
  8. The furniture are expensive.
  9. The police is searching the thief.
  10. The data are incorrect.

Section I: Challenge Level (Error Correction + Agreement)

  1. The quality of these apples are good.
  2. Every boy and girl have a uniform.
  3. The group of students are noisy.
  4. The ship with its sailors are safe.
  5. Mathematics are an interesting subject.
  6. The number of students are increasing.
  7. The news have been published.
  8. Each of the books are new.
  9. The committee have decided the matter.
  10. The cattle is grazing in the field.

Section J: Create Your Own Sentences

Write 10 sentences using correct subject–verb agreement:

Total: 90+ Questions

Answer Key – Subject–Verb Agreement Worksheet (Class 8)

Section A: Choose the Correct Verb

  1. plays
  2. are
  3. goes
  4. bark
  5. likes
  6. wins
  7. are
  8. is
  9. were
  10. are
  11. is
  12. dances
  13. smell
  14. has
  15. cheers

Section B: Fill in the Blanks

  1. shines
  2. visited
  3. is
  4. is
  5. decides
  6. chases
  7. train
  8. has
  9. investigate
  10. is

Section C: Correct the Sentences

  1. He goes to school daily.
  2. The boys play cricket.
  3. The information is useful.
  4. She goes to market every Sunday.
  5. The children are happy.
  6. Each of the students has a book.
  7. The dogs run fast.
  8. My friends were waiting for me.
  9. The furniture is old.
  10. Neither of them is ready.

Section D: Identify Error and Correct It

  1. The news is very important.
  2. Everyone has finished the work.
  3. The team is playing well.
  4. The books are on the table.
  5. Each of the girls is present.
  6. The crowd was cheering loudly.
  7. The boy and girl are singing.
  8. The police are investigating the case.
  9. There are many apples in the basket.
  10. The children were playing outside.

Section E: MCQs

  1. b) She goes to school daily
  2. b) has
  3. b) The dogs bark loudly
  4. c) is
  5. b) The information is correct

Section F: True or False

  1. True
  2. False
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. True
  10. True

Section G: Matching

  1. The girl → b. plays
  2. The boys → d. go
  3. The team → c. is playing
  4. The students → a. are coming
  5. Everyone → e. likes

Section H: Advanced Practice Corrections

  1. The list of items is missing.
  2. My brother and sister are at home.
  3. Each of the players has a medal.
  4. The crowd was excited.
  5. The news is surprising.
  6. The teacher along with students is present.
  7. Neither Ram nor Shyam is ready.
  8. The furniture is expensive.
  9. The police are searching for the thief.
  10. The data is incorrect.

Section I: Challenge Level Corrections

  1. The quality of these apples is good.
  2. Every boy and girl has a uniform.
  3. The group of students is noisy.
  4. The ship with its sailors is safe.
  5. Mathematics is an interesting subject.
  6. The number of students is increasing.
  7. The news has been published.
  8. Each of the books is new.
  9. The committee has decided the matter.
  10. The cattle are grazing in the field.