Subject and Verb The subject tells us who or what the

sentence is about.
The verb tells us what happened.

Highlight the word or words that are the

subject of these sentences.

1. Jessica looked everywhere for her homework.

2. The chef chopped up the vegetables for dinner.
3. Ben and Rex started looking for building materials for their fort.
4. On Saturday, the rooster woke everyone up.
5. Grandpa has lost his glasses again!

Highlight the word or words that are the

verb in these sentences.
• The librarian scanned all of the books.
• My dad ate way more cookies than me!
• Jenny walked around the block.
• Our dog chewed my brother’s shoe.
• The tall oak tree swayed in the breeze.

Write your own sentence in the space below.

Identify the subject and the verb of your sentence.

Subject:

Verb:

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Subject and Verb The subject tells us who or what the
sentence is about.
Answers The verb tells us what happened.

Highlight the word or words that are the

subject of these sentences.
1. Jessica looked everywhere for her homework.
2. The chef chopped up the vegetables for dinner.
3. Ben and Rex started looking for building materials for their fort.
4. On Saturday, the rooster woke everyone up.
5. Grandpa has lost his glasses again!

Highlight the word or words that are the

verb in these sentences.
• The librarian scanned all of the books.
• My dad ate way more cookies than me!
• Jenny walked around the block.
• Our dog chewed my brother’s shoe.
• The tall oak tree swayed in the breeze.

Write your own sentence in the space below.

Answers will vary.

Identify the subject and the verb of your sentence.

Subject: Answers will vary.

Verb:

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Subject and Verb
The subject tells us who or what the
sentence is about.
The verb tells us what happened.

Highlight the word or words that are the

subject of these sentences.

1. Jessica looked everywhere for her homework.

2. The chef chopped up the vegetables for dinner.
3. Ben and Rex started looking for building materials for their fort.
4. On Saturday, the rooster woke everyone up.
5. Grandpa has lost his glasses again!

Highlight the word or words that are the

verb in these sentences.
• The librarian scanned all of the books.
• My dad ate way more cookies than me!
• Jenny walked around the block.
• Our dog chewed my brother’s shoe.
• The tall oak tree swayed in the breeze.

Finish the sentences below.

subject verb object

My brother

ran

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Subject and Verb Answers
The subject tells us who or what the
sentence is about.
The verb tells us what happened.

Highlight the word or words that are the

subject of these sentences.
1. Jessica looked everywhere for her homework.
2. The chef chopped up the vegetables for dinner.
3. Ben and Rex started looking for building materials for their fort.
4. On Saturday, the rooster woke everyone up.
5. Grandpa has lost his glasses again!

Highlight the word or words that are the

verb in these sentences.
• The librarian scanned all of the books.
• My dad ate way more cookies than me!
• Jenny walked around the block.
• Our dog chewed my brother’s shoe.
• The tall oak tree swayed in the breeze.

Finish the sentences below.

subject verb object

My brother Answers will vary.

ran

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Subject and Verb
The subject tells us who or what the
sentence is about.
The verb tells us what happened.

Highlight the word or words that are the

subject of these sentences.

1. Jessica looked for her homework.

2. The chef chopped up the vegetables.
3. Ben and Rex built their fort.
4. On Saturday, the rooster woke everyone up.
5. Grandpa has lost his glasses again!

Highlight the word or words that are the

verb in these sentences.
• The librarian scanned the books.
• My Dad ate more cookies than me!
• Jenny walked around the block.
• Our dog chewed the shoe.
• The tree swayed in the wind.

Draw a line to match the sentences below.

subject verb object

My brother ate television.

The dog ran biscuits.

Jill watched fast.

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Subject and Verb
The subject tells us who or what the
sentence is about.
The verb tells us what happened.

Highlight the word or words that are the

subject of these sentences.
1. Jessica looked for her homework.
2. The chef chopped up the vegetables.
3. Ben and Rex built their fort.
4. On Saturday, the rooster woke everyone up.
5. Grandpa has lost his glasses again!

Highlight the word or words that are the

verb in these sentences.
• The librarian scanned the books.
• My Dad ate more cookies than me!
• Jenny walked around the block.
• Our dog chewed the shoe.
• The tree swayed in the wind.

Draw a line to match the sentences below.

Answers will vary, examples may include

• My brother ran fast.
• The dog ate biscuits.
• Jill watched television.

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