Matching Verbs and Nouns In Sentences Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.1.1.C

Core Standard
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When we are writing or reading, just about anything, it often helpful to understand the subject and predicate. The subject is usually a noun and the predicate is always a verb. Breaking down any piece is important to the flow of understanding what is being brought forward to the reader. In this selection of worksheets students will be asked to find the noun and the action (verb) that is centered around it.

Verbs and Nouns Matching Worksheets To Print:

What Do the Animals Do? – These are tricky for some first graders that don't tangle with nature often.

Around the House – Make each sentence begin to make sense for you.

Celebrating Thanksgiving – Turkey time! See if you can use proper grammar at the dinner table.

Fun in the Sun – Which -s verb fits? This is a prompting activity.

Garden Fun! – Help each sentence flow and move.

On Halloween – Another holiday for you to work with.

Let's Get Dressed!! – First, circle the correct noun. Second, write it on the line.

Memorial Day Items – Underline the noun and write it on the line.

More than One? – Does the underlined word mean one thing, or more than one?

Plural = More Than One – Put a rectangle around the words than mean more than one.

Singular and Plural Nouns – If you are given the singular form, write the plural form for the noun. If you are given the plural form, write the singular form for the noun.

At the Zoo – Pick the best answer and write it.

Taking a Trip! – Add an s to each word in the word bank. Write the correct word on the line.

What's the Verb? – Find the correct verb in the cloud and write it in the space.

Which Word? – Which of the possible words makes the most sense?

How Do You Match a Verb to The Noun It Describes?


To form a grammatically correct sentence, it is really important for the noun and verb to match. This is known as subject-verb agreement. Here are the rules to match a verb to the noun it describes.


How to match the verb when multiple subjects are used and connected by "And"?


Often times, a sentence consists of more than one subject. Such sentences have two main nouns to focus on. If both of these nouns are connected with an "and", then you should use a plural verb. It does not matter if the subjects are plural or singular, you have to use a plural verb because the action is being done by both.


For example,


Singular Subjects:


Jimmy and Susan went to school.


Ashley and her mother ran to the hospital after hearing the news.


Plural Subjects:


Girls and boys went to the market to buy pencils.


Teachers and parents were having a meeting at the school.


How to match the verb when multiple subjects are used and connected by "Nor" and "Or"?


Sometimes sentences with multiple subjects use the words "nor" and "or" to connect them. In such cases, you can match the verb in two ways.


First, you have to look if both the subjects are singular or not. If they are singular, then you will use a singular verb. This is because it indicates that only one subject is performing the action. Therefore, a singular verb should be used.


For example,


Neither John nor Susan is going to the event.


On the other hand, there are sentences that contain one plural subject and one singular subject. If the singular subject is closest to the verb, then you will be using a singular verb.


For example,


Neither the children nor their father play football.


However, if the plural subject is closest to the verb, then you will be using a plural verb.


For example,


Neither Ella nor her sisters are going to the movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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