Is or Are? Was or Were? Figure it Out With an Elementary Subject-Verb Agreement Interactive Activity

This is the perfect resource to enhance your reading and writing instruction in the classroom or digital learning environment. This activity has students reading and practicing using is, are, was, and were correctly in context. With a drag-and-drop interface, students can drag and drop, sort, and click their way to mastery of subject-verb agreement. This interactive activity focuses on the following verbs:

• Is
• Are
• Was
• Were

To play, students will open the Google Slides activity in “edit” mode, not presentation mode. Each slide has students interacting with moveable and clickable pieces to determine the appropriate verb needed to maintain the subject-verb agreement.

Students will show their ability to produce sentences with the correct subject-verb agreement through this activity.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to download the Google Slides interactive resource.

Assign this interactive activity to Google Classroom. Please be sure to open it in Edit mode, not Presentation mode. Students click/drag/drop to identify the correct verb tenses.

Alternatively, use the interactive resource as a: 

• Formative assessment
• Spiral review activity
• End of the day wrap-up
• Fast finisher activity
• Digital homework assignments

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