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Exercise – 1

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the
brackets.

1. Your friend ______ (talk/talks) too much.

2. His sister ______ (swim/swims) well.

3. He ______ (cook/cooks) dinner for his family.

4.The children ______ (walks/walk) to school every day.

5. A child ______ (run/runs) to his mother when he sees her.

6. The man in the blue shirt ______ (look/looks) like your uncle.

7. Many farmers in India ______ (is/are) poor.

8.The fishermen ______ (work/works) all night.

9. Tom and Jerry ______ (look/looks) happy together.

10. All three brothers ______ (play/plays) musical instruments.

11. He and his brother ______ (is/are) going to the circus.

12. Each of the girls ______ (look/looks) good in a salwar suit.

13. Each of the ministers ______ (travel/travels) a lot.

11. Nobody in the class ______ (has/have) the answer.

15. Several sheep ______ (is/are) sick.

16. No one ______ (give/gives) the old lady any help.

17. One of the players ______ (is/are) hurt.


18. Every member of the family ______ (was/were) present.

19. No one but Asha ______ (has/have been to Sikkim before.

Exercise – 2
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the
brackets.

1. A pen and a pencil ______ (be) lying on the floor.

2. Here ______ (be) the papers you were looking for.

3. Here ______ (be) the file you needed to take with you.

4.There ______ (be) a dog, a cat and a bird in the enclosures.

5. Satish and his cousins ______ (visit) each other every year.

6. Either the patties or the pastries ______ (be) in this box

Exercise – 3
C. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms.

1. Two and two ___________ four. (make, makes)

2. A cow and a cat ___________different animal. (is, are)

3. I with Rabin ___________going to school. (is, am, are)

4. No news ___________good news. (is, are)

5. The horse and carriage ___________on the road. (is, are)

6. Each boy and girl ___________sitting there. (is, am, are)


7. The father, with his two children, ___________walking in the garden. (is,
are)

8. There ___________dark clouds in the sky. (is, are)

9. Rice and curry ___________my favourite dish. (is, are)

10. Time and tide ___________for none. (wait, waits)

11. One of the boys ___________a liar (is, are)

Exercise – 4
D. Correct the following sentence.

1. The poor is honest,

2. The rich is proud

3. ‘The Arabian Nights were written in Arabia

4. The singer with all her musicians are on the stage.

5. More than one goat was killed,

6. There is a cow and a cat in the garden

7. Ram with his brothers are guilty

8. People wants food.

Exercise – 5
E. In each of the following sentences supply a verb in agreement with its
subject :

1. Cows ______ very useful animals.


2. A violet ______ a fragrant smell

3.Violets ______ a fragrant smell.

4. The book ______ on the shell,

5. The books ______ on the shelf,

6. One of the twins ______ red hair.

7. Both of the twins ______ rosy cheeks,

8. The keys ______ lost in the street.

9. A box of chocolates ______ a nice present

10. Chocolates ______ a nice present

11. One and one ______ two.

12. No news ______ good news

13. Each of the robbers ______ arrested

14. None of the boys ______ done the sum

15. I wish I ______ a rich man

16. The flowers in our garden ______ beautiful

17. The man and woman ______ used

18. He and I ______ Playing

Answers: Subject and Verb Agreement Class 5


English Grammar
Answers- 1
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the
brackets.

1. Your friend talks too much.

2. His sister swims well.

3. He cooks dinner for his family.

4.The children walk to school every day.

5. A child runs to his mother when he sees her.

6. The man in the blue shirt looks like your uncle.

7. Many farmers in India are poor.

8.The fishermen works all night.

9. Tom and Jerry look happy together.

10. All three brothers play musical instruments.

11. He and his brother are going to the circus.

12. Each of the girls looks good in a salwar suit.

13. Each of the ministers travels a lot.

11. Nobody in the class has the answer.

15. Several sheep are sick.

16. No one gives the old lady any help.

17. One of the players is hurt.

18. Every member of the family was present.


19. No one but Asha has been to Sikkim before.

Answers- 2
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the
brackets.

1. A pen and a pencil are lying on the floor.

2. Here are the papers you were looking for.

3. Here is the file you needed to take with you.

4.There are a dog, a cat, and a bird in the enclosures.

5. Satish and his cousins visit each other every year.

6. Either the patties or the pastries are in this box

Answers- 3
C. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms.

1. Two and two make / makes four. ( Both are correct)

2. A cow and a cat are different animal.

3. I with Rabin am going to school.

4. No news is good news.

5. The horse and carriage are on the road.

6. Each boy and girl are sitting there.

7. The father, with his two children, is walking in the garden.

8. There are dark clouds in the sky.


9. Rice and curry is my favourite dish.

10. Time and tide is for none.

11. One of the boys is a liar

Answers- 4
D. Correct the following sentence.

1. The poor are honest. (The poor refers to class of people. So, the verb will
be in plural)

2. The rich are proud. (The rich refer to class of people. So, the verb will be
in plural)

3. ‘The Arabian Nights was written in Arabia

4. The singer with all her musicians is on the stage.

5. More than one goat were killed,

6. There are a cow and a cat in the garden

7. Ram with his brothers is guilty

8. People want food.

Answers- 5

E. In each of the following sentences supply a verb in agreement with its


subject :

1. Cows are very useful animals.

2. A violet has a fragrant smell.

3.Violets have a fragrant smell.


4. The book is on the shell,

5. The books are on the shelf,

6. One of the twins is red hair.

7. Both of the twins are rosy cheeks,

8. The keys are lost in the street.

9. A box of chocolates is a nice present.

10. Chocolates are a nice present.

11. One and one is two.

12. No news is good news

13. Each of the robbers was arrested

14. None of the boys has done the sum

15. I wish I were a rich man

16. The flowers in our garden are beautiful

17. The man and woman are standing there.

18. He and I are Playing

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