About This Worksheet
This Grade 7 Language Arts worksheet helps students choose the verb that correctly agrees with the true subject of a sentence. Several examples include words between the subject and verb, so students must look past nearby nouns that may cause confusion. For example, in “The collection of rare coins is displayed in the glass case,” the subject is collection, not coins, so the singular verb is is correct.
Learning Goals
The main goal is to help students match verbs with subjects even when sentences contain distracting phrases. Students should already understand the basic difference between singular and plural subjects. This activity moves them toward recognizing the head noun in phrases such as a box of books, a list of titles, and a group of hikers. It supports CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1 through careful practice with subject-verb agreement.
Student Tasks
On this worksheet, students will read ten sentences and select the correct verb from four choices in parentheses. The examples use present-tense verbs, helping verbs, and forms of be and have. Students will work with subjects such as collection, players, box, list, teachers, novel, lights, cousin and friend, group, and several. They should locate the true subject before choosing any answer.
Common Challenges
Students may allow a plural noun inside a prepositional phrase to control the verb. Others may rely on whichever choice sounds familiar without first finding the subject. Sentences with each, group, or collection can be especially tricky because they refer to several items but are grammatically singular. Encourage students to cover the extra phrase and read only the subject with each possible verb.
Teaching Suggestions
A teacher can place brackets around phrases beginning with of, in, or on and show that these words often contain distractor nouns. Students can then match the verb to the noun outside the brackets. At home, a parent can shorten “The box of old comic books…” to “The box…” before asking which verb fits. This makes the agreement much easier to hear.
Worksheet Features
The worksheet presents ten multiple-choice agreement problems with four verb options each. Its sentences include prepositional phrases, collective nouns, compound subjects, and indefinite pronouns. The variety requires students to use several agreement rules rather than repeat one pattern. This page works well for review, test preparation, homework, or an independent assessment.